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Lesson 8
Lesson 8
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1.Adjectives
1. Adjectives
Adjectives are used as 1) predicates and 2) noun modifiers. They inflect and are
divided into two groups, い-adjectives and な-adjectives, according to the inflection.
大きい [おおきい]
新しい [あたらしい]
高い [たかい]
便利 [べんり]
ハンサム
きれい *
2. N は な-adj [な]です
N は い-adj (…い) です
ですat the end of an adjective sentence shows the speaker’s polite attitude toward
the listener. An い-adjective with い at the end comes before です whereas a な -
adjective without [な] comes before です.
ワット先生は親切です。 Mr.Watt is kind.
富士山は高いです。 Mr.Fuji is high.
ですis used when a sentence is non-past and affirmative.
Questions using adjective sentences are made in the same way as those using noun or verb sentence. In
answering a question, you repeat the adjective used in the question. そうです or そうじゃありません cannot
be used.
日本の生活はどうですか。
How is life in Japan?
…楽しいです。
…It’s enjoyable.
6. N1 はどんな N2 ですか
When the speaker wants the listener
to describe or explain N1, this question
pattern is used. N2 denotes the
category N1 belongs to. The
interrogative どんな is always followed
by a noun.
奈良はどんな町ですか。
What kind of town is Nara?
…古い町です。
…It’s an old town.
7. ~。そして、~] VS [~が、~]
そして and が are conjunctive particle, meaning “and” and “but”. It is used to link sentences.
ミラーさんのかさはどれですか。
Which is Mr. Miller’s umbrella?
…あの青い傘です。
…That blue one is.
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