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Online Live Lessons: Lesson 7 - Grammar
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Negative い-Adjectives, Adjective Roots
Terms in this set (5)
Days of the week
All days of the week end in ようび (Youbi)
Sun, Moon, Fire, Water, Tree, Gold, and Dirt
They are generally Nouns.
い-Adjective Roots
い-Adjective Roots are formed by removing the last い.
That's it.
おいしい - おいし (Root)
(Oishii - Oishi)
Negative い-Adjectives
Add く (Ku) to the Root, and then add either
ない です (Nai Desu)
ありません (Arimasen)
Negative Past い-Adjectives
Change
ない です --> なかった です
(Nai desu --> Nakatta desu)
ありません --> ありません でした
(Arimasen --> Arimasen Deshita)
"It's not BIG, but..."
Adding は (Wa) between the く-Form of an い-Adjective and the Negative ending (ない です
or ありません）creates the feeling of "It's not X, but..."
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