Na-Adjectives |
add Na-Adjective right before a noun but “Na” should be added between the Na-Adjective and the noun. E.g. すきな人 Suki na hito (favorite person) あの先生は、わたしのすきな人です。 Ano sensee wa watashi no suki na hito desu. (That teacher is my favorite person.) |
Just add Na-Adjective right before –desu E.g. ゆうめいです。 Yuumee desu. (It is) famous. |
Just add “de wa arimasen” or “de wa nai desu.” Note: Remember how to say “(I) do not like (something)? (something) wa suki jaa arimasen. E.g. ゆうめいではありません。 ゆうめいではないです。 (It is) not famous. |
Basic Adjectives-na
English Equivalent |
Positive |
Negative |
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Convenient |
Non-past |
べんりです |
べんりではないです
べんりではありません |
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Inconvenient |
Non-past |
ふべん |
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Clean |
Non-past |
きれい |
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Like |
Non-past |
すき |
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Dislike |
Non-past |
きらい |
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Easy |
Non-past |
かんたん |
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Free, Not Busy |
Non-past |
ひま |
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Big |
Non-past |
おおきな* |
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Small |
Non-past |
ちいさな* |
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* Since 大きな and小さな are only used
with nouns, they do not have predicate forms (the forms connected with -です).
Therefore, use i-adjective forms for negative conjugations.