Affirmative and Negative Forms
You have learned three different types of sentence endings: verbs, いadjectives, and なadjectives + です. Let’s review their affirmative and negative forms. Give the negative form for each affirmative form.
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Verb:
| Affirmative Form | Negative Form |
| あります | |
| います | |
| します | |
| たべます |
いadjective:
| Affirmative Form | Negative Form |
| あかいです | |
| かわいいです | |
| おおいです | |
| すくない | |
| たべたいです* |
* たべます is a verb but たべたいです (and all other たいです expressions to express desire) conjugates in the same way as いadjectives do.
な adjective:
| Affirmative Form | Negative Form |
| すきです | |
| きらいです | |
| きれいです | |
| ハンサムです |
Review City or Town
Let’s talk about your city or town. Review the presentation which talked about cities and towns. Click presentation or click Begin below.
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Vocabulary Practice
Practice your vocabulary for color words. Click Vocabulary Practice or click Begin below.
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Writing Preparation: Adjective Conjugation for なーAdjectives and いーAdjectives
You will complete an assignment covering this material.
Read the following questions and be prepared to answer them in writing using complete Japanese sentences. Each answer will begin with either はい (yes) or いいえ (no).
(Your name)さんの まちは くるまが おおいですか。
(Your name)さんの まちは しんごうが たくさん ありますか。
(Your name)さんの まちは いぬが たくさん いますか。
(Your name)さんは スポーツが すきですか。
(Your name)さんは テレビが すきですか。
(Your name)さんは アイスクリームを たべたいですか。
(Your name)さんは コーラを のみたいですか。
Graded Assignments
Please return to the Section 1 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section 1, Part E.
