い-Adjective (Predicate)
Meanings
- Describing a subject with an i-adjective using the predicative form
- Stating a property about something politely or in plain form
- Expressing present state or general truth with an i-adjective as the predicate
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Explanation
This point shows how to use i-adjectives to describe the subject as a predicate. In polite speech, attach です to the i-adjective stem (drop い and add いです? The correct form is directly the i-adjective stem followed by です, e.g., 暑いです). In casual speech, the plain form serves as the predicate (e.g., 暑い). You can also form past and negative predicates by changing to the appropriate endings.
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Example sentences
It is hot today.
It is cold today.
That is expensive.
It is not hot.
It was hot.
It is not cold today.
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