日本語のおしゃべり

Japanese Language
「Sentence Structure」

(A)
この車は新しい/新しいです。
Kono kuruma wa atarashii/ atarashii desu.
This car is new.

(B)
あの画家は有名だ/有名です。
Ano gaka wa yūmei da/yūmei desu.
That painter is famous.

When I-adjectives are used as predicates they behave as verbs. When atarashii is used as a predicate, it more specifically means "is new," rather than just simply "new." Therefore the copula da representing "is" does not get placed after it. (However, for the sake of politeness, desu can be placed after it). Alternatively, when na-adjectives are used as predicates they behave as nouns, When yūmeina is used as a predicate, for example, the stem-form (the form lacking na) must be followed by the copula da or desu.

Examples:
この仕事は難しい。
Kono shigoto wa muzukashii.
This work is difficult.

私達の新しい事務所は広いです。
Watashi-tachi no atarashii jimusho wa hiroi desu.
Our new office is large.

あの山は危険だ。
Ano yama wa kiken da.
That mountain is dangerous.

父も母も元気です。
Chichi mo haha mo genki desu.
My father and mother are both healthy.

Hope this helps you understand Japanese more than before, and see you again!

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