Genki I Chapter 5: Adjective Conjugation

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い-Adjectives
Always ends with い. Simply place it before the noun to modify it.
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な-Adjectives
Typically ends with anything other than い or if it does end with い it's usually in kanji. For instance, the word for 'pretty' is 綺麗. Because the い is a part of the second kanji you know it's most likely a な-adjective.
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Present affirmative い-adjectives
Same as dictionary form
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Present negative い-adjectives
Drop the い and add くない
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Past affirmative い-adjectives
Drop the い and add かった
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Past negative い-adjectives
Change the adjective into the negative form, drop the い, and then add かった
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Present affirmative な-adjectives
Same as dictionary form
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Present negative な-adjectives
Add じゃない
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Past affirmative な-adjectives
Add だった
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Past negative な-adjectives
Change the adjective into the negative form, drop the い, and then add かった
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Conjugating いい
The first い is changed to よ in every form except the dictionary form. This also applies to compound adjectives like かっこいい. For instance, いい becomes よかった.
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すごく
Extremely or immensely. Adverb created from the word すごい
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とても
Very. とっても is more emphatic
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ちょっと
A little or slightly.
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ましょう/ましょうか
Used to suggest a plan of action, similar to saying "Let's do X" Change a verb into ます form and replace す with しょう.
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Counter Words
To count items you use different words for different kinds of items. So for instance, to count people you would use the word 人, but while counting years you would use 年.
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だった
An expression meaning "Was"
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じゃない
An expression meaning "Is not"
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