遠乗り会社

You can also express a negative meaning of an i-adjective that happens in the past. In English this is the equivalent to “was not”. Building this form is very similar to the kunai-form. You remove the い (i) at the end of the plain form and add くなかった (kunakatta) to the stem of the i-adjective as described in the following examples:

高い => 高- => 高 + くなかった => 高くなかった
takai => taka- => taka + kunakatta => takakunakatta

Plain Form	Romaji	Meaning	Negation	Romaji	Meaning
高い	takai	high	高くなかった	takakunakatta	was not high
安い	yasui	cheap	安くなかった	yasukunakatta	was not cheap
美味しい	oishii	tasty	美味しくなかった	oishikunakatta	was not tasty
広い	hiroi	spacious	広くなかった	hirokunakatta	was not spacious
寂しい	sabishii	lonely	寂しくなかった	sabishikunakatta	was not…

View original post 39 more words

i-adectives: past – katta-form

June 20, 2015Uncategorizedsugoinihongoclass

NIHONGO ICHIBAN

Japanese i-adjectives also can express situations in the past. Whereas in English you have to use “was” in front of the word, i-adjectives can build the past on its own. Remove the い (i) at the end of the plain form and add かった (katta) to the stem of the i-adjective as described in the following examples:

高い => 高- => 高 + かった => 高かった
takai => taka- => taka + katta => takakatta

Plain Form	Romaji	Meaning	Negation	Romaji	Meaning
高い	takai	high	高かった	takakatta	it was high
安い	yasui	cheap	安かった	yasukatta	it was cheap
美味しい	oishii	tasty	美味しかった	oishikatta	it was tasty
広い	hiroi	spacious	広かった	hirokatta	it was spacious
寂しい	sabishii	lonely	寂しかった	sabishikatta	it was lonely

Example

Kanji

この話はあまり面白くなかった

View original post 38 more words