い-adjectives conjugate themselves; な-adjectives lean on です. Add 〜くなる for change, より for comparisons, and いちばん for superlatives, and you can describe and rank anything.
Take this lesson one step at a time. Try each quick check before revealing its answer, then take the quiz. Add vocabulary and grammar to your reviews to practise them over time.
Window shopping.
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This shop is cheap, huh.
〜い → 〜くない／〜かった／〜くなかった
い-adjectives conjugate themselves: 高い → 高くない (not), 高かった (was), 高くなかった (wasn't).
More examples: い形容詞〜な + N ／ 〜です・じゃありません
な-adjectives take な before a noun (静かな町) and conjugate with です like nouns.
More examples: な形容詞い-adj(く) / な-adj・N(に) + なる
Expresses change of state: 寒くなる (get cold), 元気になる (get well), 先生になる (become a teacher).
More examples: 〜くなる／〜になるA は B より + adj
A hook flanked by two shrinking drops — something little.
A person stretching their arms as wide as they go — THIS large.
An evening mouth — shouting your name into the night.
A lid, a mouth, a mustache — a tall tower with windows.
Marks the thing being compared against: "A is more ... than B".
N の中で + N が いちばん + adj
Expresses the superlative: among a group, X is the most ...
More examples: 〜（の中で）いちばんGoing further: Japanese adjectives
い-adjective conjugation
big · おおきい