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[adjectives]
I adjective
I adjectives are Japanese words which can be conjugated like verbs and act as either adjectives or adverbs. I adjectives can also come at the end of sentences, exactly like true verbs.
Examples
| Adjective (rōmaji) |
Adjective |
Meaning |
| akai |
あかい |
red |
| kowai |
こわい |
scary |
| muzukashii |
むずかしい |
difficult |
| atarashii |
あたらしい |
new |
| furui |
ふるい |
old |
| kawaii |
かわいい |
cute |
All i adjectives end in ai, ii, ui or oi. There are none ending in ei. Not all words ending in i are i adjectives. Kirai, "dislike", for example, is a na adjective. Some words can be both i adjectives and na adjectives, such as ōkii and ōki na.
Many i adjectives end in shii, particularly adjectives related to human emotions such as
| Adjective (rōmaji) |
Adjective |
Meaning |
| tanoshii |
楽しい |
enjoyable |
| kanashii |
悲しい |
sad |
| muzukashii |
難しい |
difficult |