Japanese I Adjectives Part 2

Japanese i-adjectives
Part 2

Let’s review!
Ok , so now we know that there are 2 types of adjectives in Japanese right?
Can you remember what they are called?
That’s right !

i-adjectives
na-adjectives

We also learned that there are 2 types of speech in Japanese.
Can you remember what the two types of speech were ?
Right again !

Formal speech
Informal speech

We also learned about the 4 tenses in Japanese!
Can you remember the 4 tenses were?
Yes? …Good job!

Present Affirmative ( is X )
Present Negative ( is not X )
Past Affirmative ( is X )
Past Negative ( is not X )

Now let’s go over one some new facts about i-adjectives.
There are true and false i-adjectives
WHAT? TRUE AND FALSE I-ADJECTIVES?!!....
Don’t worry , let me break it down for you.

True adjectives are those that end in ( i ) , hence their name , makes sense right?
For example :

takai (expensive)
ookii (big)
chikai (near/close)
samui (cold )
oishii (delicious)
ureshii (happy)

But…..
Every now and then you’ll see an
adjective like this one  kirei(pretty/clean)
And you’ll say , “ hey that’s an i-adjective
because it ends in i !” 
Right?...........

WRONG! 

And you’ll think to yourself (How can that be ?!, kirei ends in i- so it has to be an i-adjective! )
Well in this case (kirei ) is a na-adjective.
Why

The reason why it’s a na-adjective is
because “true” i-adjectives end in ( i ) but
never in (ei )!
Since Kirei(pretty)ends in (ei ) it is a false
i-adjective..therefore it is called a na-adjective.

So it’s easy to identify the false i-adjectives that end in (ei) like kirei.
2. But there are other false i-adjectives that are harder to identify.
Unfortunately you will just have to memorize them.

Check out the following list on the next slide , and
notice how kirei (ei) and genki (i) are both na
adjectives.
(kirei) is easy to identify as a false i-adj because it
ends in ei, therefore it is really a na-adj.
(Genki) is the tricky one here, but this is one of the
ones that you’ll just have to memorize as being na
adjectives , and not an i-adjective, but don’t worry
There are only a handful of na-adjectives that end in
i , and ei.

Some adjectives that seem like i-adjectives but are really na-adjectives…..
Kirei(pretty/clean)  NA  kireinaきれいきれいな
Benri(Convenient)  NA benrinaべんり　　べんりな
Suki(like/favorite) NA  sukina
すき　　　　すきな
Genki(healthy/well)  NA  genkinaげんき　　　　　　　げんきな

EXERCISE TIME !
Identify which are i-adjectives/na-adjectives. Ex: kirei = na adj.
1. oishii(delicious)=
2. kirei(pretty/clean)=
3. takai(expensive)=
4. kirai(dislike)=
5. ureshii(happy)=

6. tanoshii(fun) =
7. benri(convenient)=
8. yasui(cheap)=
9. teinei(polite)=
10. yuumei(famous)=

RECAP
In this lesson we learned that i-adjectives end in ( i ) but never in ( ei )
We also learned that there are exceptions to this rule because even though (genki)ends in i , it is still a na-adjective.

NEW LESSONS COMING SOON !
yoshminna !, ganbatte ne!(Alright everyone ! Good luck!)