Genki Ch 5 Flashcards
How do you make the present affirmative of an い adjective?
Simply add です after the い
How do you make the present negative of an い adjective?
Drop the い and add くありまん
How do you make the past affirmative of an い adjective?
Drop the い and add かったです.
How do you make the past negative of an い adjective?
Drop the い and add くありまんでした
How do you make the present affirmative of a な adjective?
Drop な and add です
How do you make the present negative of a な adjective?
Drop な and add じゃありまん.
How do you make the past affirmative of a な adjective?
Drop な and add でした.
How do you make the past negative of a な adjective?
Drop な and add じゃありまんでした.
How do you make the present affirmative of いい?
いいです
How do you make the present negative of いい?
よくありまん
How do you make the past affirmative of いい??
よかったです.
How do you make the past negative of いい??
よくありまんでした.
How do you say X likes Y?
XはYが好きです
How do you say X does not like Y?
XはYきらいです
How do you say you neither like nor dislike something?
好きでもきらいでもありまん.
How can you use 好きな and きらいな to modify nouns?
Add either dictionary form after 私の and before something you are listing as a favorite or most disliked.
How do you modify an adjective to the degree of ‘very?
add とても before the adjective.
How do you modify an adjective to the degree of ‘ a little?’
add ちょっと before the adjective.
How do you change 好きな to indicate you like something a lot?
大好きな
How do you change きらいな to indicate you hate something?
大きらいな
How do you modify a verb to suggest to someone “Let’s” do the action of the verb?
Take the long form of the verb and replace the ending with ましょう
How do you modify a verb to ask someone “Shall we do this?”
Take the long form of the verb and replace the ending with ましょうか
What is the correct way to use subject counters?
This order: object number counter.
What is the counter for small flat objects or paper?
まい
What adjective is used to describe people as being busy?
いそがしい
What adjective is used to describe places as busy?
にぎやかな
