First sentences Chapter 4 · First sentences · Lesson 48 of 50
Adjectives · big, cheap, quiet
い-adjectives
Most adjectives end in い and sit right before a noun or before です: おおきい いぬ (a big dog), いぬ は おおきい です (the dog is big). この + noun = this ~.
- この かばん は たかい ですkono kaban wa takai desuThis bag is expensive.
な-adjectives
Some adjectives take な before a noun: しずか な まち (a quiet town). きれい is one of them, even though it ends in い!
- きれい な はなkirei na hanaa pretty flower
Words to read
- おおきいookiibig
- ちいさいchiisaismall
- たかいtakaiexpensive; tall
- やすいyasuicheap
- しずかshizukaquiet
- きれいkireipretty; clean
Sentences
- この かばん は たかい ですkono kaban wa takai desuThis bag is expensive.
- おおきい いぬ ですookii inu desuIt's a big dog.
- ラーメン は やすい ですraamen wa yasui desuRamen is cheap.
- ここ は しずか ですkoko wa shizuka desuIt's quiet here.
- きれい な はな ですkirei na hana desuIt's a pretty flower.
- ちいさい ねこ が いますchiisai neko ga imasuThere's a small cat.