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L2-ADJ-01 · Adjective conjugation toolkit

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L2-ADJ-01Level 2 GrammarNuance

Conjugating い and な adjectives in present, past, and negative forms

This refreshes the adjective patterns that keep appearing inside Level 2 comparisons, opinions, and descriptions.

い-adjective / な-adjective + present / past / negative

Warm-up

Read and notice

  1. あつい です / あつくない です / あつかった です / あつくなかった ですis hot / is not hot / was hot / was not hot
  2. しずか です / しずか じゃない です / しずか でした / しずか じゃなかった ですis quiet / is not quiet / was quiet / was not quiet

Structure drill

Rebuild the pattern

  1. Know the adjective typeCheck whether it is い or な.
  2. Change the endingThe ending shows tense and polarity.
  3. Keep the meaning stableOnly the adjective ending changes, not the noun around it.

Controlled practice

Use the lesson frames

  1. Rewrite this frame with your own class topic: is hot / is not hot / was hot / was not hotあつい です / あつくない です / あつかった です / あつくなかった です
  2. Underline the grammar chunk you must keep unchanged in this pattern, then adapt the rest.しずか です / しずか じゃない です / しずか でした / しずか じゃなかった です

Comic strip response

Explain the conversation

  1. Weather comparisonきのう は どう でしたか。とても あつかった です。
  2. Classroom descriptionその としょかん は どう ですか。しずか じゃない です。でも べんり です。

Independent output

Make it your own

  1. Write one sentence about your own life using L2-ADJ-01.
  2. Write one sentence linked to class topic work.
  3. Circle the watch-out you need to check most carefully.
    • Do not put な before a noun unless the adjective is a な-adjective.
    • For い-adjectives, the い changes inside the ending. For な-adjectives, the adjective base stays the same.

Success check

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