Adjectives Flashcards

1
Q

New

A

新しい
(い - adjective)

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2
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Old

A

ふるい
(い - adjective)

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3
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Big

A

大きい(な)

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4
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Small

A

ちいさい
(い - adjective)

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5
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Good (Exception and Conjugations)

A

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

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6
Q

Delicious

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おいしい
(い - adjective)

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7
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Fun, Enjoyable

A

たのしい
(い - adjective)

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8
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Expensive

A

たかい
(い - adjective)

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9
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Only & Noun Modification

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~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)

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10
Q

Quiet

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しずか (な)

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11
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Difficult

A

むずかしい
(い - adjective)

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12
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Easy

A

かんたん (な)

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13
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Kind

A

やさしい (い - adjective)
しんせつ (な)

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14
Q

Older (age)

A

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)

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15
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Younger (age)

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

Ex. とししたです
(I’m younger)

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16
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Heavy

A

おもい
(い - adjective)

17
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Light (Weight)

A

かるい
(い - adjective)

18
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The Same

A

おなじ

19
Q

Fast

A

はやい
(い - adjective)

20
Q

Want

A

ほしい
(い - adjective)

21
Q

Interesting

A

おもしろい
(い - adjective)

22
Q

To Like

A

すき(な)

23
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To Dislike

A

きらい(な)

24
Q

First Time (and Noun Modification)

A

はじめて
ex. あした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)

25
Q

A Lot

A

たくさん

ex. あしたすしをたくさん食べる
(I will eat a lot of sushi tomorrow)

26
Q

Young

A

わかい

27
Q

Complicated, Complex

A

ふくざつ (な)

28
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Important

A

だいじ (な)

29
Q

Spicy

A

からい

30
Q

Strict

A

きびしい

31
Q

Pretty

A

きれい(な)

32
Q

Making an Adjective to an Adverb

A

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)
33
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かわいそう

A

Pitiful, How Sad, Poor (thing)

34
Q

Necessary, Needed

A

ひつよう
(な-adjective)