Adjectives #

There are two types of adjectives in Japanese: い-adjectives and な-adjectives.

They conjugate for tense (present/past), polarity (affirmative/negative), etc. just as verbs do.

Present Tense #

Just add です to conjugate い-adjectives and な-adjectives in the affirmative present tense.

To conjugate in the negative present tense:

• For い-adjectives, replace the い with くない.
• For な-adjectives, add じゃないです.

For example:

Past Tense #

To conjugate in the affirmative past:

• For い-adjectives, replace the い with かったです.
• For な-adjectives, add でした.

To conjugate in the negative past tense:

• For い-adjectives, replace the い with くなかったです.
• For な-adjectives, add じゃなかったです.

For example:

好き(な) / 嫌い(な) #

When using 好き (to like; to be fond of) 嫌い (to dislike; to hate), use the が particle.

For example:

ソラさん は 魚 が 好きです (Sora likes fish)

ソラさん は 野菜 が 嫌いです (Sora dislikes vegetables)

Emphasizing with 大(だい) #

To emphasize that something is liked or disliked very much, add 大(だい) before 好き or 嫌い.

For example:

ブルスさん は 肉 が 大好きです (Bruce really likes meat)

ブルスさん は ジェニさん が 大嫌いです (Bruce really dislikes Jenny)

Suggesting an Action: ~ましょう/~ましょうか #

By replacing a verb's ~ます with either ~ましょう or ~ましょうか we can suggest an action to the speaker.

一緒 に 図書館 で 食べましょう (Let's eat at the library together)

あそこ で 水 を 飲みましょうか (Shall we drink water over there?)