Lesson 8

Big Cities, Beautiful Cities — Adjectives

おおきい まち、きれいな まち

Describing things and people with い-adjectives and な-adjectives

Objectives

  • Distinguish い-adjectives from な-adjectives
  • Use adjectives in present tense: ~いです / ~です
  • Form negative adjectives: ~くないです / ~じゃありません
  • Form past adjectives: ~かったです
  • Recognize traps: きれい and きらい are な-adjectives despite ending in い

Sessions

Session 1Up next
Adjective Types and Present Tense

い-adjectives vs な-adjectives in present affirmative form

Start session
Session 2Locked
Negative Adjectives

Negative forms of い-adjectives (くないです) and な-adjectives (じゃありません). Exception: いい→よくない

Session 3Locked
Past Tense Adjectives & Full Review

Past tense of adjectives and cumulative Batch C review

Vocabulary
20 entries
Grammar
5 patterns
Dialogues
3 dialogues
Exercises
11 exercises