Lesson 8 Grammar

Question 1

Adjectives overview

Answer 1

xは adjectiveです　

Adjectives used in this way are predicates. There are two types of adjectives, い and な adjectives.

Question 2

Present/ future tense, positive and negative conjugation rules for な adjectives.

Answer 2

• な adjectives
  Positive:
  -です

Negative:
drop -な, add じゃ(では)ありませんです

Question 3

Present/ future tense, positive and negative conjugation rules for い adjectives.

Answer 3

• い adjectives
  Positive:
• です

Negative:
- drop final -い, add くないです

Question 4

How to use an adjective to modify a noun

Answer 4

Place the full version of the adjective directly before a noun.

青いぺんで書きました。

Question 5

How to connect two statements about the same topic, one positive and one negative, with “but”.

Answer 5

clause～が (but)～clause

水はちょとつまらないですが、安いですよ。

Question 6

How to say “very” and “not very” in regard to adjectives.

Answer 6

とても before adjective in a positive sentence.

あまり before adjective in a negative sentence.

このカレーはとてもおいしいです。

今日の天気はあまりすてきじゃありません。

Question 7

What is the structure to ask how someone is feeling about something?

Answer 7

Xはどうですか。

大学はどうですか。

Question 8

How to ask about what kind of thing, something is. How might you respond if asked the question?

Answer 8

Xは どんな Yどうですか。

Respond with just a simple answer.
e.g What kind of activity is running? A sport.

うどんはどんな食べ物どうですか。