Adjectives Flashcards
(64 cards)
1
Q
Very
A
Totemo
2
Q
Lots of
A
Takusan
3
Q
Big
A
Ookii
i
4
Q
Small
A
Chiisai
i
5
Q
Expensive
Tall / high
A
高い
Takai
(i)
6
Q
Tasty
A
Oishii
Oishikunai
(i)
7
Q
Enjoyable / Fun
A
Tanoshii
i
8
Q
Cheap
Peaceful
A
安い
Yasui
(i)
9
Q
New
A
新し
Atarashii
(i)
10
Q
Old
A
古
Furui
(i)
11
Q
Far
A
Toi
i
12
Q
Difficult
A
Muzukashii
i
13
Q
Easy
Not easy
A
Yasashii
Yasashikunai desu
(i)
14
Q
Sweet
A
Amai
i
15
Q
Hot
A
Atsui
i
16
Q
Cold (weather)
A
Samui
i
17
Q
Good/Nice
Not good/nice
Past
Past neg
A
Ii
yokunai
yokatta
yokunakatta
18
Q
Funny / Interesting
A
Omoshiroi
i
19
Q
Busy
Not busy
A
Isogashii
isogashikunai
(i)
20
Q
Quiet
Quietly
A
Shizuka(na)
Shizukajunai
Shizukani
21
Q
Clean / Pretty
A
Kirei (na)
22
Q
Convenient
A
Benri (na)
23
Q
Warm
Was not hot
A
Atatakai
Atatakakunakatta
(i)
24
Q
Heavy
A
Omoi
i
25
Slow
Osoi
(i)
Oso is slow
26
I adj - present
neg - present
past
neg - past
What's good about i adj?
Where can you put?
..I
..kunai
..katta
..kunakatta
Here, no need to add tense information
If you put at end - Describe the subject
If you put before noun - Describe the noun
27
n adj - present FORMAL
neg - present
past
neg - past
watch out for?
how to recognise?
Some other power?
```
add na if before the noun
..(na) desu
..ja arimasen
.. deshita
.. ja arimasen deshita
```
Need additional tense information
Always end in hiragana
Can act as noun
28
Noisy/ busy
Nigiyaka(na)
29
Healthy
Genki(na)
30
Bad
Warui
| i
31
Short / Low
ひくい
Hikui
(i)
32
Fast
はやい
早い
Hayai
(i)
33
Cold (object)
つめたい
tsumetai
(i)
34
Free / available
ひま
| Hima(na)
35
Slow
| Late
Osoi
| i
36
Fast
| Early
Hayai
(i)
Hayaku
37
Heavy
Omoi
| i
38
Light
Karui
| i
39
Want
Don’t want
Hoshi
Hoshikunai
40
Important
Taisetsu(na)
41
Cute
Kawai
| i
42
Old cars are cheap
古い車が安いですよ
| Furui kuruma ga yasui desu
43
Convert adj to adverb
joining adj together
i => ku
na => ni
i => kute
na => de
44
Not / negation
| I
```
Nai
Nakunai
Nakatta
Nakunakatta
Nakute
```
45
Main
Mainly
Omo(na)
Omoni
46
n adj - present INFORMAL
neg - present
past
neg - past
Also for noun
da
janai
datta
janakatta
47
Many
多い
| Ooi
48
Few
| Less
少ない
Sukunai
少し
Sukoshi
49
Short
短い
| Mijikai
50
Safe
安全
| Anzen
51
Comfortable
| nice / agreeable / pleasant
Kaiteki (na)
52
Thick
Atsui
Thick and hot
53
Narrow
Semai
54
Lazy
Mendokusai
55
Light (in colour)
Akurui
56
Dark (in colour)
Kurai
57
Sleepy
Nemui
58
Weak
Yowai
59
Strong
Tsuyoi
60
Empty
Kara
61
Tough
Taihen(na)
62
Too...
i
na
adj + Sugiru / Sugimasu
drop i
drop na
63
Cool (as in style)
kakui
64
Strange
Okashii
