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ADJECTIVES in Nihonggo

This document provides a list and definitions of Japanese adjectives in two categories: i-adjectives and na-adjectives. It includes common i-adjectives describing size, quantity, quality, and more. Examples are provided for conjugating i-adjectives and describing things using them. The document also lists common na-adjectives and provides conjugation examples and sample descriptions using na-adjectives. Finally, it includes a table with common color words in Japanese listed as nouns, adjectives, and in their base form.

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ADJECTIVES in Nihonggo

This document provides a list and definitions of Japanese adjectives in two categories: i-adjectives and na-adjectives. It includes common i-adjectives describing size, quantity, quality, and more. Examples are provided for conjugating i-adjectives and describing things using them. The document also lists common na-adjectives and provides conjugation examples and sample descriptions using na-adjectives. Finally, it includes a table with common color words in Japanese listed as nouns, adjectives, and in their base form.

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ADJECTIVES (KEIYOUSHI)

i-Adjectives
big ookii shallow asai
small chiisai deep fukai
good ii narrow semai
bad warui wide / spacious hiroi
long nagai sweet amai
short mijikai spicy karai
cheap yasui bitter nigai
tall / expensive takai sour suppai
low (height) hikui salty shoppai
fast / early hayai fat futoi
slow / late osoi thin (opposite of fat) hosoi
heavy omoi strong tsuyoi
lightweight karui weak yowai
sleepy nemui young wakai
stinky kusai difficult muzukashii
far tooi easy / kind yasashii
near chikai few / not enough sukunai
cute kawaii many / much ooii
bright akarui painful itai
dark kurai dirty kitanai
soft yawarakai dangerous abunai
hard katai noisy urusai
thin usui correct tadashii
hot / thin atsui happy ureshii
cold (object) tsumetai sad kanashii
cold (weather) samui lonely sabishii
new atarashii enjoyable tanoshii
old furui strange / weird okashii
delicious oishii want hoshii
bad taste mazui scary kowai
interesting omoshiroi Busy isogashii
boring tsumaranai Skillful umai

i-Adjectives Conjugations
Example:
is big – ookii desu was big – ookikatta desu
is not big – ookikunai desu was not big – ookikunakatta desu
Describing using i-Adjectives
This cat is big. – Kono neko wa OOKII DESU.
This is a big cat. – Kore wa OOKII neko desu.
na-Adjectives
beautiful / clean kirei not busy hima
polite teinei honest / serious majime
famous yuumei comfortable raku
impolite shitsurei convenient benri
hate / don’t like kirai inconvenient fuben
be good at tokui like suki
worried shimpai lively / healthy genki
easy kantan good at~ / skillful jouzu
busy / lively (place) nigiyaka unskillful heta

na-Adjectives Conjugations
Example:
is clean – kirei desu
is not clean – kirei ja arimasen
was clean – kirei deshita
was not clean – kirei ja arimasen deshita

Describing using na-Adjectives


This cat is clean. – Kono neko wa KIREI DESU.
This is a clean room. – Kore wa KIREI NA KYOUSHITSU desu.

Color (Iro) Noun (Meishi) Adjective (Keiyoushi)


black kuro kuroi
white shiro shiroi
red aka akai
blue ao aoi
yellow kiiro kiiroi
brown chairo chairoi
green midori midori na
violet murasaki murasaki na

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