Video: Japanese words | Hiragana | Na-adjectives Part I

Video: Japanese words | Hiragana | Na-adjectives Part I

For today’s video, we’ll cover the na-adjectives. Basically, na-adjectives are adjectives that don’t end with い. Though, there are special na-adjectives that ends with い.

What is the difference between i-adjectives and na-adjectives? When i-adjectives are transformed into different tenses and forms, the base form of the adjective will retain but the い will be removed and changed to its equivalent tenses of forms. For example: Present Positive Form: たかい  (高い)  [ Meaning: High or Expensive] Present Negative Form: たかくない (高くない) [Meaning: Not high or Not expensive] For na-adjectives, we cannot modify the base form to express the tenses of forms. The na-adjective will be like nouns, and we need to add an auxiliary verb to change to its equivalent tenses or forms. For example: na-adjective: げんきな (元気な) [Meaning: Healthy] Polite Present Positive Form: 元気です [Meaning: Healthy] Polite Present Negative Form: 元気ではありません [Meaning: Not healthy / not well]

Part 1 of na-adjectives:

すきな  –  Like

Romaji: Sukina
Kanji: 好きな

Example:

すきなひと。
(好きな人。)
(Suki na hito.)
The person I like.

しずかな  –  Quiet

Romaji: Shizukana
Kanji: 静かな

Example:

しずかなばしょ。
(静かな場所。)
(Shizuka na basho.)
A quiet place.

げんきな  –  Healthy

Romaji: Genkina
Kanji: 元気な

Example:

げんきなひと。
(元気な人。)
(Genki na hito.)
A cheerful person.

じょうずな  –  Skillful

Romaji: Jouzuna
Kanji: 上手な

Example:

りょうりがじょうずなんですね。
(料理が上手なんですね。)
(Ryouri ga jouzuna n desu ne.)
You're very good at cooking.

へたな  –  Unskilled, poorly

Romaji: Hetana
Kanji: 下手な

Example:

へたなにほんごですみません。
(下手な日本語ですみません。)
(Hetana nihongo de sumimasen.)
I'm sorry for my poor Japanese.

たいせつな  –  Important, Precious

Romaji: Taisetsuna
Kanji: 大切な

Example:

それはわたしのたいせつなおもいでです。
(それは私の大切な思い出です。)
(Sore ha watashi no taisetsuna omoide desu.)
It is my precious memory.

たいへんな  –  Terrible, Difficult

Romaji: Taihenna
Kanji: 大変な

Example:

ほんとうにたいへんなだからさ。
(本当に大変なだからさ。)
(Hontou ni taihenna dakara sa.)
It's really hard.

ざんねんな  – Disappointing, Regrettable

Romaji: Zannenna
Kanji: 残念な

Example:

ざんねんなであいでした。
(残念な出会いでした。)
(Zannenna deai deshita.)
That was an unfortunate meeting.

べんりな  –  Convenient, Useful

Romaji: Benrina
Kanji: 便利な

Example:

このみちはわたしのいえへいちばんべんりなみちです。
(この道は私の家へ一番便利な道です。)
(Kono michi ha watashi no ie he ichiban benrina michi desu.)
This road is the most convenient way to my house.

きけんな  –  Dangerous

Romaji: Kikenna
Kanji: 危険な

Example:

それはきけんなかんがえです。
(それは危険な考えです。)
(Sore ha kikenna kangae desu.)
That's a dangerous idea.

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