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い-AdjectiveAdjectives ending in い

い-Adjectives cannot be used with だ

Structure

おおき, おいし, はや

Détails

  • Classe grammaticale

    Adjective

  • Type de mot

    Independent Word

  • Niveau de langue

    Standard

À propos de い-Adjectives

In Japanese, い-Adjectives are known as 'form containing words', and are used to describe nouns. All い-Adjectives end in い in their base form.

As mentioned, all い-Adjectives end in い in their base form. However, not all words ending in い are い-Adjectives. Let's take a look at some of the words that are commonly mistaken for い-Adjectives.

In addition to きらい above, there is also きれい. きれい actually comes from the kanji structure 綺麗(きれい), with い being part of the kanji itself. This is never the case with い-Adjectives, where the い will always be outside of the kanji. Due to the kanji for 綺麗(きれい) being somewhat difficult, this word is often written in hiragana or katakana, which leads to confusion for learners. Unfortunately there is no rule for distinguishing which words ending in い are not い-Adjectives, but thankfully, there are not very many of them, so it won't be long before you become familiar with them.

Caution

Unlike な-Adjectives, い-Adjectives must never be followed by . This is due to only being able to conjugate with nouns (which な-Adjectives originally are). Instead, です is used with い-Adjectives to make them sound more polite.

Fun Fact

Although using です with い-Adjectives is very common, it is actually incorrect Japanese. As です is simply a polite variation of , it follows all of the same conjugation rules as . This means that it should only be attached to nouns and な-Adjectives. However, as most Japanese natives do not know this rule, it is widely considered natural to use.



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Exemples

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    (あつ)です

    Il fait chaud.

    今日(きょう)(あつ)いです

    Il fait chaud aujourd'hui.

    (さむ)いです

    Il fait froid.

    これ(たの)しいです

    C'est amusant.

    (あたら)しい(くるま)

    Une voiture neuve.

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      い-Adjectives – Discussion Grammaire

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      • IcyIceBear

        IcyIceBear

        Nope, it’s a pretty clear き. I think it’s just a matter of listening exposure. Sounds will become more distinct as you grow and give your ears time to train

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      • zakhilton

        zakhilton

        Thank you for the response, sounds like i just need to give it more time then ahah.

      • chromakey

        chromakey

        In the audio for 田中さんの車は古いです, I hear を instead of は. Does anyone else hear it that way or do I just need more listening exposure like the poster above?

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