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    Part1: I-Adjectives and Na-Adjectives There are two types of adjectives in Japanese: i-adjectives and na-adjectives. I-adjectives all end in "~ i," though they never end in "~ ei" (e.g. "kirei" is not an i-adjective.) Japanese adjectives differ from their English counterparts. Although Japanese adjectives have functions to modify nouns like English adjectives, they also function as verbs when used as predicates. For example, "takai" in the sentence "takai kuruma " means, "expensive". "Takai（高い）" of "kono kuruma wa takai" means not just "expensive" but "is expensive". When i-adjectives are used as predicates, they may be followed by "~ desu" to indicate a formal style. "Takai desu" also means, "is expensive" but it is more formal than "takai". Here are lists of common i-adjectives and na-adjectives.

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    Part1: I-Adjectives and Na-Adjectives There are two types of adjectives in Japanese: i-adjectives and na-adjectives. I-adjectives all end in "~ i," though they never end in "~ ei" (e.g. "kirei" is not an i-adjective.) Japanese adjectives differ from their English counterparts. Although Japanese adjectives have functions to modify nouns like English adjectives, they also function as verbs when used as predicates. For example, "takai" in the sentence "takai kuruma " means, "expensive". "Takai（高い）" of "kono kuruma wa takai" means not just "expensive" but "is expensive". When i-adjectives are used as predicates, they may be followed by "~ desu" to indicate a formal style. "Takai desu" also means, "is expensive" but it is more formal than "takai". Here are lists of common i-adjectives and na-adjectives.

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    Lesson 2 LEARNING JAPANESE

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    Part1: I-Adjectives and Na-Adjectives There are two types of adjectives in Japanese: i-adjectives and na-adjectives. I-adjectives all end in "~ i," though they never end in "~ ei" (e.g. "kirei" is not an i-adjective.) Japanese adjectives differ from their English counterparts. Although Japanese adjectives have functions to modify nouns like English adjectives, they also function as verbs when used as predicates. For example, "takai" in the sentence "takai kuruma " means, "expensive". "Takai（高い）" of "kono kuruma wa takai" means not just "expensive" but "is expensive". When i-adjectives are used as predicates, they may be followed by "~ desu" to indicate a formal style. "Takai desu" also means, "is expensive" but it is more formal than "takai". Here are lists of common i-adjectives and na-adjectives.

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    LESSON 2

    Grammar
    (1)Nouns
    Japanese nouns have no gender, no singular/plural, and no articles. ("the" and "a" etc.)
    For example, the word "tomodachi" can be "a riend," "the riend," "riends," or "the
    riends." !suall" the context tells the particular meaning o a word.
    (#)$desu
    "$ desu" is e%uivalent to &nglish "am," "are," or "is." !nli'e &nglish, it doesn(t change its
    orm according to the sub)ect. "$ desu" alwa"s comes at the end o a sentence.
    *atashi wa ga'usei desu.
    + am a student.
    ,ochira wa -amada.san desu.
    /his is 0s. -amada.
    *atashitachi wa tomodachi desu.
    *e are riends.
    (1)2mission.o./opic
    *hen it is obvious to the other person what the topic is, it is generall" omitted.
    (*atashi wa) 3iro'o desu.
    + am 3iro'o.
    (*atashi wa) ga'usei desu.
    + am a student.
    (4)Negative.orm
    /he negative orm o "$ desu 5 is "$ )a arimasen" or "$ dewa arimasen ." "$ dewa
    arimasen" is more ormal, and "$ )a arimasen" is common in casual conversation.
    6a'usei dewa arimasen.
    + am not a student.
    Nihon.)in )a arimasen.
    + am not Japanese.

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