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Japanese Adjectives

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  Present Form Past Form Modifying
  affirmative negative affirmative negative Noun
cold samui (desu) samukunai samukatta samukunakatta samui
hot atsui atsukunai atsukatta atsukunakatta atsui
enjoyable tanoshii tanoshikunai tanoshikatta tanoshikunakatta tanoshii
           
good ii yokunai yokatta yokunakatta ii
bad dame?        
           
tasty oishii oishikunai oishikatta oishikunakatta oishii
taste bad mazui mazukunai      
expensive takai takakunia takakatta takakunakatta takai
cheap yasui yasukunai yasukatta yasukunakatta yasui
interesting omoshiroi omoshirokunai omoshirokatta omoshirokunakatta omoshiroi
boring tsumaranai tsumaranakunai tsumaranakatta tsumaranakunakatte tsumaranai
big ookii ookikunai ookikatta ookikunakatta ooki
small chiisai chiisakunai chiisakatta chiisakunakatta chiisai
far tooi tookunai tookatta tookunakatta tooi
near chikai chikakunai chikakatta chikakunakatta chikai
difficult muzukashii        
easy/nice yasashii        
busy isogashii        
crazy kichigai        
new/fresh atarashii        
old furui        
           
enjoyable tanoshii        
           
           

na-adjectives:

  Present Form Past Form Modifying
  affirmative negative affirmative negative Noun
pretty/clean kirei desu kirei dewa arimasen kirei deshita kirei dewa arimasendeshita kirei-na
           
quiet shizuka desu shizuka dewa arimasen shizuka deshita shizuka dewa arimasendeshita shizukana
lively nigiyaka desu        
famous yuumei desu        
kind/helpful shinsetus desu        
free hima desu        
convenient benri desu        
inconvenient hubenri desu        
well/healthy genki desu