日本語のおしゃべり

Japanese Language
「Adjectives and Adverbs」

「N1 waは N2 gaが＋Adj」
"As for noun 1, noun 2 is adjective"


(A)
長い/長かった
Nagai/Nagakatta
Is/was long

(B)
上手だ/上手だった
Jōzuda/ jōzudatta
Is/was skillful

In the construction of wa...ga, the topic is marked with wa, and the subject is marked with ga, which appears in the same sentence.

​Examples:
私の犬は耳が長い/長いです。
Watashi no inu wa mimi ga nagai/nagai desu.
My dog has long ears. （lit: As for my dog, his ears are long.)

春子さんはピアノが上手だった/上手でした。
Haruko-san wa piano ga Jōzu datta/Jōzu deshita.
Haruko was good at piano. (lit: As for Haruko, piano was her forte.)

トムは魚が好きではない/好きではありません。
Tomu wa sakana ga suki de wa nai/suki de wa arimasen.
Tom does not like fish. (lit: As for Tom, fish is not his favorite.)

私は新しい車が欲しい/欲しいです。
Watashi wa atarashii kuruma ga hoshii/hoshii desu.
I want a new car. (lit: As for me, a new car is desireable.)

私は彼の親切が嬉しかった/嬉しかったです。
Watashi wa kare no shinsetsu ga ureshikatta/ureshikatta desu.
I was pleased by his kindness. (lit: As for me, his kindness was pleasing.)

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