Adjectives let you have an opinion. Japanese adjectives that end in い attach straight to the sentence and carry their own meaning — no extra “is” needed before です.
Understand this — tap “Hear it”
この すし は おいしい です
This sushi is delicious.
この kono — thisすし sushi — sushiは wa — (topic)おいしい oishii — deliciousです desu — is
それ は たかい です
That’s expensive.
それ sore — thatは wa — (topic)たかい takai — expensiveです desu — is
この ほん は おもしろい です
This book is interesting.
この kono — thisほん hon — bookは wa — (topic)おもしろい omoshiroi — interestingです desu — is
The pattern you can now use
___ は おいしいです
___ wa oishii desu
___ is delicious.
い-adjectives already contain “is” — おいしい = “is delicious.” です just makes it polite; don’t add another verb. And この / その / あの + noun = “this / that ___” (the ko-so-a pattern again).
Words to use today — tap a row to hear
おいしいoishii
delicious
たかいtakai
expensive / tall
やすいyasui
cheap
おおきいookii
big
ちいさいchiisai
small
おもしろいomoshiroi
interesting
あたらしいatarashii
new
このkono
this ___
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “This is cheap.”
これ は やすい ですkore wa yasui desu
Say: “That is big.”
それ は おおきい ですsore wa ookii desu
Say: “This ramen is delicious.”
この ラーメン は おいしい ですkono raamen wa oishii desu
Quick check
Do い-adjectives need a separate “is”?
no — the い already means “is ___”; です is just politeness
How do you say “this book”?
この ほん
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