Originally posted by: HelpfulDuo https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/25289891
There are two types of adjectives in Japanese to describe people and things; the adjectives end in い and な. Both of them modify the nouns that follow.
Adjective + Noun = Modified Noun
い Adj, あかい: あかい + りんご = あかいりんご (red apple)
(i) Adj, akai: akai + ringo = akai ringo
な Adj, しずか: しずかな + うみ = しずかなうみ (quiet ocean)
(na) Adj, shizuka: shizukana + umi = shizukana umi
Adjective + Noun
い adjective can describe nouns as a plain form (a dictionary form).
| い Adjective | Adjective + Noun | English |
|---|---|---|
| あおい | あおいそら | blue sky |
| きいろい | きいろいひまわり | yellow sunflower |
| くろい | くろいねこ | black cat |
| しろい | しろいかべ | white wal |
| おおきい | おおきいうち | big house |
| ちいさい | ちいさいくつ | small shoes |
| たかい | たかいビル | tall building |
| ふるい | ふるいほん | old book |
| ながい | ながいかみ⁺ | long hair |
| おいしい | おいしいケーキ | delicious cake |
| はやい | はやいくるま | fast car |
| かわいい | かわいいあかちゃん | cute baby |
⁺ かみ (kami) can be 髪 (hair) or 紙 (paper) depending on the context.
な adjectives need な (na) added to the plain form of adjective before you combine with the nouns.
| な Adjective | Adjective + Noun | English |
|---|---|---|
| きれい | きれいなドレス | beautiful dress |
| ゆうめい | ゆうめいなえいが | famous movie |
| しんせつ | しんせつなひと | kind person |
| ていねい | ていねいなことば | polite word |
| げんきd | げんきなこども | active child |
| かんたん | かんたんなゲーム | easy game |
【Practice】Use any of the adjective on the table (or come up with new one) and make the adjective + noun combination of your choice in Japanese.