Episode 29
Review 6 — Adjectives
Put it all together — い-adjectives, いい/よ irregular, な-adjectives, and becoming. A full apartment walkthrough with everything from episodes 25-28.
No new grammar today. Four episodes ago you couldn't describe a single thing about a room — not its size, not its temperature, not the atmosphere. Today you can. This episode is proof.
What You'll Review#
Everything from the adjective block:
- い-adjective forms — present, negative, past, past negative
- いい → よ stem — the rebel that becomes よく in every form except present
- な-adjectives — conjugated through です, じゃない, でした, じゃなかった
- 〜くなる — becoming, for い-adjectives
- 〜になる — becoming, for な-adjectives and nouns
The い-Adjective Chain (小さい)#
One rule. Drop the い. Attach the new ending. Four forms from a single stem.
The Rebel: いい#
The present tense is いい. The moment you change form, the old よ stem comes back.
The な-Adjective Chain (静か)#
な-adjectives don't conjugate themselves — the endings hang off です instead. All the pieces come from earlier episodes.
Key Takeaway
Becoming: 〜くなる / 〜になる#
Transformation. For い-adjectives, drop the い and add くなる. For な-adjectives, attach になる.
Apartment Walkthrough#
Five sentences. Five different grammar points from five different episodes. Produced from English prompts — no cheat sheet.
Full Conjugation Reference#
い-Adjective (小さい)#
| Form | Japanese | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 小さいです | is small |
| Negative | 小さくないです | is not small |
| Past | 小さかったです | was small |
| Past Negative | 小さくなかったです | was not small |
Irregular いい#
| Form | Japanese | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Present | いいです | is good |
| Negative | よくないです | is not good |
| Past | よかったです | was good |
| Past Negative | よくなかったです | was not good |
な-Adjective (静か)#
| Form | Japanese | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 静かです | is quiet |
| Negative | 静かじゃないです | is not quiet |
| Past | 静かでした | was quiet |
| Past Negative | 静かじゃなかったです | was not quiet |
Becoming#
| Type | Word | Becoming Form |
|---|---|---|
| い-adjective | 寒い | 寒くなる |
| い-adjective | 暑い | 暑くなる |
| irregular | いい | よくなる |
| な-adjective | 静か | 静かになる |
Practice all the adjective forms
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