How can I say in Japanese that it was delicious?
Adjective form change for the past tense
First of all,
- I-adjective : form change (present time (negative), past time (affirmative, negative)
- Na-adjective : no form change
Is one of the rules for Japanese adjectives.
In this article, we will focus on the form change of i-adjectives for the past tense.
Affirmative i-adjective in the past
I-adjectives are adjectives that end with い (i), like おいしい (oishii – delicious). When using i-adjectives to describe the past, we need to change their form.
its form.
おいしい → おいしかった
Oisii → oisikatta
Be delicious → Was delicious
So,
これはおいしかったです。
Kore wa oishikatta desu.
This was delicious.
Is an example.
Negative i-adjective in the past
When it comes to use negative i-adjectives for the past time, we also need to change its form.
おいしくない → おいしくなかった
Oishiku nai → oishiku nakatta
Is not delicious → Was not delicious
*See also : Adjective sentence 2 (negative form & question)
So, it is always the part of い (i) of an adjective when we change that form of i-adjective:
Present:
- おいしい: oishii: is delicious
- おいしくない: oishi kunai: is not delicious
Past:
- おいしかった: oishi katta: was delicious
- おいしくなかった: oishi kunakatta: was not delicious
So,
これはおいしくなかったです。
Kore wa oishiku nakatta desu.
This was not delicious.
Is an example.
A special case
We have to be careful when changing the form of いい (ii – good) because it changes entirely.
Present:
- いい
- よくない
Past:
- よかった
- よくなかった
See also : Adjective sentence 2 (negative form & question)
So, for example,
これはよかったです。
Kore wa yokatta desu.
This was good.
これはよくなかったです。
Kore wa yokunakatta desu.
This was not good.
See also : na-adjective & noun (past)…and weather noun expression
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