Conjugations for nouns and な-adjectives Flashcards
です
Positive-non past, for nouns and な-adjectives
Formal and informal(Drop です, to be even less formal)
です can be added to any informal noun/
ではありません
Negative non-past for nouns and な-adjectives
Formal
でした
Positive past, use with nouns and な-adjectives
Formal
ではありませんでした
Negative past, for nouns and な-adjectives
Formal
だ
Positive-non past, for nouns and な-adjectives
Informal
だ can be used in formal speech when an emotion or an extreme reaction calls for it, and it’s a declarative, so you sound like you are in charge and the boss. Most of the time in speech(formal and informal) です is used instead
だった
Positive past, use with nouns and な-adjectives
Informal
ではない/じゃない
Negative non-past for nouns and な-adjectives
Informal
The は in “ではない” is pronounced as the kana わ
ではかった/じゃなかった
Negative past, for nouns and な-adjectives
Informal
The は in “ではかった” is pronounced as the kana わ
What happens is you add です to the end of informal noun and な-adjective conjugations?
It makes them more polite