にほんご１３１

きょう　は　なんようび　ですか？

きのうの　ばん、なんじ　に　ねましたか？

Adjective Practice:

Affirmative and Negative forms of いAdjectives

〜い　ですか = Is it____? e.g. Old, New, Big, Small, etc.

ふるい　ですか = Is it old?

はい、　ふるい　です　Or,

いいえ　ふるく　ありません / ない　です = No, it is not old. Or, with あまり(not very)

いいえ、あまり　ふるく　ありません / ない　です = No, it is not very old.

Let's go through these:

Give the Japanese---->Then make a Question:

Is it....?--->Then answer in the positive and negative

Make いAdjectives:

tall, expensive ---> Is it____? はい／いいえ

old

new

big

small

blue

red

white

black

yellow

brown

good

But how about な-Adjectives?

These we cannot inflect with the -く ありません/ ない　です pattern because な-Adjective do NOT inflect!

So...we have to add じゃ　ありません or じゃ ない です to the な-Adjective. e.g.

りっぱ　ですか？

いいえ、りっぱ　じゃ　ありません/ りっぱ 　じゃ　 ない です

pretty, clean

famous

spendid

Let's put the following expressions with a modifier IN FRONT OF THE NOUN** into Japanese:

old university　ふるい　大学

small building

splendid hospital

new bank

big post office

famous teacher

pretty house

blue pen

red pencil

black book bag

white coat

good student

yellow dictionary

Now rephrase these as questions: Is it a....? And reply.

**NOTE if we are saying あたらしい　たてもの = isn't the closest English equivalent "a new building"? Even if we add です to あたらしい　たても

and say:

あたらしい　たても です aren't we still saying "It is a New Building" not "the Building is New." There is a slight difference.

How would we say "the Building is New"? Hint: Start with たてもの

たてものは　あたらしい　です。