![]() ![]() Now, descriptive words for describing things like texture, such as fluffy, are often used with Japanese onomatopoeia. Now let’s talk about describing what something looks like! For instance, if you wanted to say the “big, fluffy dog” as we talked about earlier, you would say 大きくてふわふわ犬 ( ookikute fuwafuwa inu). This adjective is only used in the past tense because to be “wrong” or “incorrect,” you must have already done the action or given the answer that is wrong. ![]() That’s because this is the past tense adjective form of the noun 間違い ( machigai, “mistake, error”). You’ll notice that 間違った means “wrong,” but it doesn’t end in い or な. Similarly, you can use 最低 ( saitei) to say something or someone is “the lowest, the worst.” But ひどい is often used to describe a terrible, unlucky, or unfortunate situation, like how すごい is used to describe any good situation. Words like ひどい and ダサい are quite strong and insulting when used to describe people. Here is the list of opposites to the words above. Japanese Adjectives for Negative Feelings ![]() It’s more common to use this adjective than 美しい (“beautiful,” which you’ll see down below) because 美しい is a bit heavier and poetic. And please, take note: すごい is often shortened to a more casual すげー to sound more masculine.Īnother cultural note about these adjectives is that 素晴らしい is often used to say “lovely” or “beautiful” as well. One of the most common, すごい, means “amazing” but it’s used to say everything from “That’s really cool” to an indifferent “Oh, I see.” It’s often used on its own as a general response to just about anything. But these listed below will give you a lot of mileage. There are many common adjectives for expressing positive feelings in Japanese. Japanese Adjectives for Positive Feelings And if you forget one, you can use the negative form of the other to say the same thing! For example: “yummy” and “yucky.” If you forget the word for “yucky,” you can say the negative form of “yummy” for the same meaning: “not yummy.” It’ll be easier to memorize and recall them if you learn them together. Although I separated positive and negative feelings as adjective categories, it’s best to learn opposite adjectives as pairs. These are the two main types of Japanese adjectives, and we’ll discuss how to use each one.Īlso, here’s a quick study tip. For now, as you look over these words, pay attention to which ones end in い and which ones end in な. You’ll need to learn a bit of Japanese grammar with these adjectives, but I’ve saved that for the end. Once you start learning Japanese adjectives, you can suddenly express a much wider range of thoughts and feelings. You want to be able to express a lot more! To be able to say things like “It’s a huge, cute, fluffy dog!” And how about describing things? To say something is “beautiful,” “tasty,” or “amazing.” If you’ve already learned the basics of Japanese, then you’re ready to use more colorful words by learning Japanese adjectives!Īs a beginner, it can be frustrating to only be able to express yourself in basic “noun + は + noun + です” or “noun + を + verb” grammar format. Full disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. ![]()
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