15. And you’ll think to yourself (How can that be ?!, kirei ends in i- so it has to be an i-adjective! ) Well in this case (kirei ) is a na-adjective. Why
16. The reason why it’s a na-adjective is because “true” i-adjectives end in ( i ) but never in (ei )! Since Kirei(pretty)ends in (ei ) it is a false i-adjective..therefore it is called a na-adjective.
17. So it’s easy to identify the false i-adjectives that end in (ei) like kirei. 2. But there are other false i-adjectives that are harder to identify. Unfortunately you will just have to memorize them.
18. Check out the following list on the next slide , and notice how kirei (ei) and genki (i) are both na adjectives. (kirei) is easy to identify as a false i-adj because it ends in ei, therefore it is really a na-adj. (Genki) is the tricky one here, but this is one of the ones that you’ll just have to memorize as being na adjectives , and not an i-adjective, but don’t worry There are only a handful of na-adjectives that end in i , and ei.
19. Some adjectives that seem like i-adjectives but are really na-adjectives….. Kirei(pretty/clean) NA kireinaきれい きれいな Benri(Convenient) NA benrinaべんり べんりな Suki(like/favorite) NA sukina すき すきな Genki(healthy/well) NA genkinaげんき げんきな
20. EXERCISE TIME ! Identify which are i-adjectives/na-adjectives. Ex: kirei = na adj. 1. oishii(delicious)= 2. kirei(pretty/clean)= 3. takai(expensive)= 4. kirai(dislike)= 5. ureshii(happy)=
22. RECAP In this lesson we learned that i-adjectives end in ( i ) but never in ( ei ) We also learned that there are exceptions to this rule because even though (genki)ends in i , it is still a na-adjective.
23. NEW LESSONS COMING SOON ! yoshminna !, ganbatte ne!(Alright everyone ! Good luck!)
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