Structure
[い]Adjective[く]+ なかった
Examples:
おもしろく + なかった
新しく + なかった
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Part of Speech
Adjective
Word Type
Auxiliary Verb
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About い-Adjective くなかった
In order to create the negative past form of い-Adjectives, we will need to use the conjugation form. The conjugation form of an い-Adjective is simply created by removing the い, and replacing it with く. く is then followed by ない (conjugated into its past form なかった), or あります (conjugated into its past negative form ありませんでした).
The polite negative (past) form requires use of the う - Verb, ある. This is not a unique rule for the negative past, but actually the correct way that all く-form conjugations of い-Adjectives should be constructed. However, in modern Japanese, it is not considered necessary. Instead, the semi-polite form is often used.
The semi-polite form is constructed by using なかった, and then simply adding です.
Examples
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コーヒーは熱くなかったです。
The coffee was not hot.
それは、安くありませんでした。
That was not cheap.
私の犬は強くなかったです。
My dog was not strong.
私の姉の家が高くなかったです。
My (older) sister's house was not expensive.
漫画を読むのは難しくなかった。
Reading manga was not difficult.
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