Adjectives (I and Na)

Question 1

3 Kinds of I - Adjective Present form

Answer 1

1. Present Affirmative (Formal)
2. Present Negative (Formal)
3. Present Negative (Informal)

Question 2

4 Kinds of I - Adjective Past form

Answer 2

1. Past Affirmative (Formal)
2. Past Negative (Formal)
3. Past Affirmative (Informal)
4. Past Negative (Informal)

Question 3

I - Adjective: Present Affirmative (Formal)

Answer 3

• Add “desu” after the adjective
• Add “ka” if interrogative (Sentences that ask questions.)

Example:

1. Ano Kanojo wa chiisai desu (That factory is small) .
2. Ano kanojo wa chiisai desu ka? (Is that factory small?)

Question 4

I - Adjective: Present Negative (Formal)

Answer 4

• Drop the final “I” and add “kunai desu”

Example: Kono satsu wa chiisakunai desu.

Question 5

I - Adjective: Present Negative (Informal)

Answer 5

• Omit the final “desu” and connect the word “kunai” to the adjective.

Question 6

I - Adjective: Past Affirmative (Formal)

Answer 6

• Remove “I” from the adjective and then change it to “katta-desu”

Example: takakatta - desu (was expensive)

Question 7

I - Adjective: Past Affirmative (Informal)

Answer 7

• Remove the “desu” and retain the “katta”

Example: Takakatta (was expensive)

Question 8

I - Adjective: Past Negative (Formal)

Answer 8

• Drop the “katta” and change it into “kunakatta desu”

Example: Takakunakatta desu (it was not expensive)

Question 9

I - Adjective: Past Negative (Informal)

Answer 9

• Retain “kunakatta” but drop “desu”

Example: Takakunakatta (it was expensive)

Question 10

Na - Adjective: Present Affirmative (Formal)

Answer 10

• Drop the “Na” and change into “desu”

Example: Anzen na (safe) - anzen desu (it is safe)

Question 11

Na - Adjective: Present Affirmative (Informal)

Answer 11

• Drop the “desu” and change it into “da”

Example: Daji na (important) - dajii da (it is important)

Question 12

Na - Adjective: Present Negative (Formal)

Answer 12

• Drop the “desu” and change it to “dewa arimasen”

Example: Daji desu (it is important) - daji dewa arimasen (it is not important)

Question 13

Na - Adjective: Present Negative (Informal)

Answer 13

• Drop the “dewa arimasen” and change it into “dewa nai”

Example: daji dewa arimasen (it is not important) - daji dewa nai (it is not importanta)

Question 14

Na - Adjective: Past Affirmative (Formal)

Answer 14

• Drop the “desu” and change into “deshita”

Example: Daji desu (important) - daji deshita (it was important)

Question 15

Na - Adjective: Past Affirmative (Informal)

Answer 15

• Drop the “deshita” and change into “datta”

Example: daji deshita (it was important) - daji datta (it was important)

Question 16

Na - Adjective: Past Negative (Formal)

Answer 16

• Drop the “deshita” and change into “dewa arimasendeshita”

Example: daji deshita (it was important) - daji dewa arimasendeshita (it was not important)

Question 17

Na - Adjective: Past Negative (Informal)

Answer 17

• Drop the “dewa arimasendeshita” and change into “dewa nakatta”

Example: daji dewa arimasendeshita (it was not important) - daji dewa nakatta (it was not important)