Learn now more about adjectives in Japanese!
In previous articles on adjectives in japanese, we understand the types of adjectives and the inflections of Japanese adjectives い. In today's article we will know the inflections of Japanese adjectives な.
The adjectives in Japanese
As far as the inflection of these adjectives in Japanese is concerned, Japanese grammar has been very good to us. the adjectives な do not change shape according to verb tenses. To indicate the idea of time, we normally use the verb tenses of desu.
As verb tenses are indicated by です, it can appear in formal or informal modes. Following the rules of Japanese grammar, you are likely to find だ, ない Or until なかった at the end of sentences instead of the common forms of です.
The present affirmative of adjectives na in Japanese
According to Japanese grammar, the most basic form of adjectives な is simply the adjective name followed by the syllable な. Despite this, within sentences, it is quite common to omit the syllable な when the adjective in Japanese appears followed by です.
大切な本です。
この本は大切です。
The affirmative past tense of adjectives na in Japanese
To put a Japanese adjective な in the past, just inflect the verb です for the affirmative past.
この本は大切でした。
山田さんはしずかでした。
The negative present of adjectives na in Japanese
The negative present tense of Japanese adjectives na is fetus with the verb です also in the present negative. In this way, we will have:
この本は大切ではありません。
山田さんはしずかではありません。
The Past Negative of Japanese Adjectives na in Japanese
Just like the other tenses of Japanese adjectives な, the past negative is made with the verb です in the same tense: the past negative.
この本は大切ではありませんでした。
山田さんはしずかではありませんでした。
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