I-Adjective | Non past | Negative Non past | Past | Negative Past |
Plain | ureshii | ureshiku nai | ureshi katta | ureshiku nakatta |
Polite | ureshii desu | ureshiku nai desu | ureshi katta desu | ureshi ku nakatta desu |
Na-Adjective | Non past | Negative Non past | Past | Negative Past |
Plain | sawayaka da | sawayaka ja/dewa nai | sawayaka datta | sawayaka ja/dewa nakatta |
Polite | sawayaka desu | sawayaka ja arimasen | sawayaka deshita | sawayaka ja arimasen deshita |
Plain
samui
Polite samui desu.
Ishi wa omoi.
(A stone is heavy.)
Kare wa tanoshii
desu.
(He is a funny guy.)
Fujisan wa takai
desu.
(Mt Fuji is high.)
Plain Samui
Polite samuku nai,
samuku arimasen
Irregular ii,
yoku nai, yoku arimasen
Aoi pen wa motte imasen.
(I do not have a blue pen.)
Kyou wa atsuku nai desu ne.
(Today is not so hot.)
Kibun ga yoku arimasen.
(I am in bad mood.)
Plain samui
Polite samu katta,
samu katta desu
Irregular ii, yokatta,
yokatta desu
Kinou wa atsukatta desu.
(It was hot yesterday.)
Kyonen wa ureshikatta.
(I was happy last year.)
Ano jyugyou wa totemo yokatta desu.
(That class was very nice.)
Plain samui,
samuku nai
Polite samuku nakatta,
samuku nakatta desu
Kare wa se ga takaku nakatta desu.
(He was not so tall.)
Kyonen wa atsuku nakatta.
(It was not hot last year.)
Tesuto wa yoku nakatta desu.
(A test was not so good.)
Kinou ookii mikan wo kai mashita.
(Yesterday, I bought a big orange.)
Takai megane wo motte imasu ne.
(You have an expensive glass.)
Atarashii hon wa dou desu ka?
(Do you like a new book?)
Samui, samuku
Gohan no ryou wo sukunaku shite
kudasai.
(Please reduce the amount of food.)
Nedan wo sukoshi takaku shimasu.
(I will raise the price a little.)
Fukaku iki wo sutte kudasai.
(Please breath deeply.)
Plain kirei
da
Polite kirei desu
Kono kurasu wa taikutsu da.
(This class is boring.)
Kare wa shinsetsu da.
(He is a kind.)
Kanojyo no seikaku wa odayaka desu.
(Her character is calm.)
Plain Kirei
desu
Polite kirei ja/dewa nai,
kirei ja/dewa arimasen
Kono heya wa kirei dewa nai.
(This room is not beautiful.)
Ano hito wa kirai ja nai.
(I do not hate that man.)
Kono tori wa odayaka ja arimasen.
(This bird is not calm.)
Plain Kireida
Polite kirei datta,
kirei deshita
Ano hito wa mukashi yu-mei
datta.
(That man was famous for a long time ago.)
Kanojo wa shizuka deshita.
(She was quiet .)
Kare wa utaga jyozu datta.
(He sang very well.)
Plain Kirei,
kirei ja nai
Polite Kirei ja nakatta,
kirei ja arimasen deshita
Mukashi wa hima ja arimasen
deshita.
(I was not free a long time ago.)
Souko wa kirei ja nakatta.
(A warehouse was not so clean.)
Tesuto wa kantan dewa arimasen
deshita.
(A test was not so easy.)
Kantanna tesuto ni shite kudasai.
(Please make the test easy one.)
Shizukana tokoro ni hikkoshi masu.
(I will move to a quiet place.)
Ashita daijina kaigi ga arimasu.
(I will have an important meeting tomorrow.)
Kirei da, kirei ni
Kono kuruma ga Suki ni nari mashita.
(I became to like this car.)
Kanojo wa shinsetsu ni
shite kure mashita.
(She was kind to me.)
E ga jouzu ni kake
mashita.
(I could draw a picture very well.)
Samui, samukute
Daiamondo wa takakute kae masen.
(Diamond is too expensive to buy.)
Ano mise wa oishikute yasui desu.
(That restaurant serves cheap and delicious food.)
Koko wa atsukute shikke ga takai.
(This place is hot and humid.)
Kare wa majimede yoi
seinen da.
(He is a serious man and nice.)
Kanojo wa goukade utsukushii.
(She is gorgeous and beautiful.)
Kare wa yu-meide kanemochi da.
(He is famous and rich man.)