N5 grammar · Lesson 9

I-adjectives: saying what something is like

この店みせのラーメンはおいしかったです。

Describe things, weather and people with i-adjectives, make the polite negative and past, learn irregular 「いい」, and say how much with 「とても」「あまり」.

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In this lesson

  1. 01I-adjectives: straight after 「は」
  2. 02Negative and past: the adjective changes
  3. 03The exception: 「いい」
  4. 04Describing nouns, and people and places
  5. 05Degree: 「とても」 and 「あまり〜ない」

Practice

  • Match the i-adjectives to their meanings
  • Choose the correct form
  • Choose the right word
  • Choose the correct ending
  • Change to the form given
  • Put the pieces in order

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