Adjectives

Question 1

New

Answer 1

新しい
(い - adjective)

Question 2

Old

Answer 2

ふるい
(い - adjective)

Question 3

Big

Answer 3

大きい(な)

Question 4

Small

Answer 4

小さい
ちいさい
(い - adjective)

Question 5

Good (Exception and Conjugations)

Answer 5

いい/よい

Conjugation:

When speaking in present terms, use いい

When speaking of any other conjugation, use the stem よい

Ex. Not good = よくない

Exception:

いいだ (informal です) cannot be said

Question 6

Delicious

Answer 6

おいしい
(い - adjective)

Question 7

Fun, Enjoyable

Answer 7

楽しい
(い - adjective)

Question 8

Expensive

Answer 8

たかい
(い - adjective)

Question 9

Only & Noun Modification

Answer 9

~だけ

ex. 今日は一時だけべんきょうをする
(Today [opposed to other days], I will study for only one hour)

~だけの[Noun]
ex. 二人だけのデート (Only our date)

Question 10

Quiet

Answer 10

しずか (な)

Question 11

Difficult

Answer 11

むずかしい
(い - adjective)

Question 12

Easy

Answer 12

かんたん (な)

Question 13

Kind

Answer 13

やさしい (い - adjective)
しんせつ (な)

Question 14

Older (age)

Answer 14

年上
(としうえ)

Ex. 私のあねは三歳年上です 。
(My big sister is 3 years older than me)

Question 15

Younger (age)

Answer 15

年下
(としした, Pronounced like to-shish-ta)

Ex. とししたです
(I’m younger)

Question 16

Heavy

Answer 16

おもい
(い - adjective)

Question 17

Light (Weight)

Answer 17

かるい
(い - adjective)

Question 18

The Same

Answer 18

おなじ

Question 19

Fast

Answer 19

はやい
(い - adjective)

Question 20

Want

Answer 20

ほしい
(い - adjective)

Question 21

Interesting

Answer 21

おもしろい
(い - adjective)

Question 22

To Like

Answer 22

すき(な)

Question 23

To Dislike

Answer 23

きらい(な)

Question 24

First Time (and Noun Modification)

Answer 24

はじめて
ex. 明日はじめてすしを食べる
(Tomorrow I will eat sushi for the first time)

With Nouns:

はじめての[noun]
ex. はじめてのかのじょ
(My first girlfriend)

Question 25

A Lot (2)

Answer 25

1. たくさん More Casual ex. あしたすしをたくさん食べる (I will eat a lot of sushi tomorrow) 2. おおく Used in writing, more formal Same usage as たくさん

Question 26

Young

Answer 26

わかい

Question 27

Complicated, Complex

Answer 27

ふくざつ (な)

Question 28

Important

Answer 28

だいじ (な)

Question 29

Spicy

Answer 29

からい

Question 30

Strict

Answer 30

きびしい

Question 31

Pretty

Answer 31

きれい(な)

Question 32

Making an Adjective to an Adverb

Answer 32

For い-Adjectives: 1. Drop the い 2. Add く ex. はやい —> はやく (quick —> quickly) For な-Adjective: 1. Add に ex. しんせつ —> しんせつに (kind —> kindly)

Question 33

かわいそう

Answer 33

Pitiful, How Sad, Poor (thing)

Question 34

Necessary, Needed

Answer 34

ひつよう (な-adjective)

Question 35

Strong

Answer 35

つよい

Question 36

Bad, Poor

Answer 36

わるい

Question 37

Slowly

Answer 37

ゆっくり