Adjectives

Japanese adjectives have two categories based on how they end

• な-adjectives

• い-adjectives

い-adjectives

• these adjectives get modified at the end

• Example: たかい・高い (high or expensive)

な-adjectives

• easier to use, similar to english

• the な is placed between the adjective and the noun

  • 田中さんは有名な歌手です。

  • Tanaka-san wa yuumei na kashu desu.

  • Tanaka-san is a famous singer.

• When conjugating な adjective tense you alter the verb linked to it

  • Example: 元気・げんき