JAPANESE ADJECTIVES




Definition: An adjective is a word whose main role is to modify a noun or pronoun, giving more information about the noun or pronoun's definition.

Japanese adjetives are a bit different than other languages. As English language, Japanese adjetives are placed before a noun (Never after noun). In japanese Language there are not number neither gender for adjetives and nouns.

Types of Japanese Adjetives

Adjetival Verbs
(i-adjetives)		 Adjectival Nouns
(na-adjetives) 		 Attributives
i-adjectives all end in "i" (い) These attach to a form of the copula, which then inflects These may only occur before nouns

The Use of Adjetives


Adjetives as Predicates:
  • "i"-Adjetives:

    Past Past Negative Present Negative
    Replace i with Ku nai Replace i with katta Replace i with Ku nakatta
  • "na"-Adjetives:

    This adjetives cannot be used as predicates themselves, that is the reason why the final "na" (な) is deleted and followed by "da" (だ).

Modifying Nouns:

"i-adjetives" "na-adjetives" 
Take the basic form

Examples:
  • Small dog
  • 小さい犬
  • Chīsai inu

  • Expensive camera
  • 高価なカメラ
  • Kōkana kamera

  • Famous singer
  • 有名な歌手
  • Yūmeina kashu

This is a complete list of Japanese Adjetives:

English Kanji Hiragana/ Katakana Romaji
Bad 悪い わるい Warui
Beautiful 美しい うつくしい Utsukushii
Cheap 格安 かくやす Kakuyasu
Clean 清潔度 きよし Kiyoshi
Cold   コールド Kōrudo
Different 異なる ことなる Kotonaru
Difficult 困難 こん'なん Kon'nan
Early 初期 しょき Shoki
Easy 簡単 かんたん Kantan
Friendly   フレンドリー Furendorī
Good 良い よい Yoi
Heavy 重い おもい Omoi
Important 重要 じゅうよお Jūyō
Married 既婚 きこん Kikon
Natural 自然 しぜん Shizen
Nice   ニース Nīsu
Open   オープン Ōpun
Polite 礼儀正しい れいぎ ただしい Reigi tadashii
Poor   プア Pua
Rich   リッチ Ritchi
Sad 悲しい かなしい Kanashii
Simple   シンプル Shinpuru
Slow 遅い おそい Osoi
Small   小 Shō
Sweet   スウィート Suu~īto
Tall 背の高い せ の たかい Se no takai
Warm 暖かい あたたかい Atatakai
Well   も Mo
Worse   さらに悪いことに Sarani warui koto ni
Worst 最悪 さいあく Saiaku
Wrong 間違って まちがTて Machigatte




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