Japanese Grammar: Expressing Likes and also Dislikes in Japanese – Review Notes
Today we learned just how to express likes and dislikes in Japanese using 好き (suki) and also 嫌い (kirai).
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In this review, we will go over what we learned in today’s grammar video (◕ω◕)♪
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好き嫌い (suki kirai) – Likes and Dislikes
★ Let’s learn exactly how to expush likes and dislikes in Japanese!
★ In English, words such as like or hate are verbs. However before, in Japanese, these words are な-adjectives.
★ Because they are adjectives and not verbs, the object of the sentence is noted by が (ga) and also not を (o).
★ The Japanese word for like is 好き (suki). Similar to in English, this word deserve to be used for things or people that you favor. For example:
この歌が好きです。(kono uta ga suki desu)I prefer this song.
あなたが好きです。(anata ga suki desu)I favor you.
★ The Japanese word for hate is 嫌い (kirai). This word have the right to be supplied for things or people that you hate.
★ Because the word 嫌い (kirai – hate) is type of strong, in many cases it can be much better to usage あまり好きじゃない (amari suki ja nai – “don’t prefer extremely much”) instead.
人参はあまり好きじゃない。
Ninjin wa amari suki ja nai.
I don’t choose carrots exceptionally much.
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Add 大 (dai) to produce a more powerful feeling:
★ You deserve to add 大 (dai) to 好き (suki) or 嫌い (kirai) to develop a more powerful interpretation.
★ 大好き (daisuki) indicates love. 大好き (daisuki) is a more powerful word than 好き (suki).
猫が大好きです。(neko ga daisuki desu)I love cats.
★ 大嫌い (daikirai) means hate or really don’t choose. It is a stronger word than 嫌い (kirai).
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Using 好き (suki) / 嫌い (kirai) prior to nouns
★ Because 好き (suki), and 嫌い (kirai) are both adjectives, they deserve to likewise be offered prior to nouns.
★ In this instance, 好き (suki) means favorite or the one (I) like and 嫌い (kirai) is the oppowebsite of favorite or the one (I) hate.
★ When making use of な-adjectives to modify a noun, don’t forgain to add the な (na).
★ In this example, 好きな果物 (sukina kudamono) is translated as favorite fruit.
★ However, 好きな人 (sukina hito) is analyzed as the perboy (I) prefer, and also not (my) favorite person. For example:
好きな人と一緒にいたい。
Sukina hito to isshoni itai.
I want to be with the perboy I favor.
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Adding 一番 (ichiban) for Emphasis
★ You can likewise include 一番 (ichiban – number 1) to emphasize that it is your favorite.
一番好きな飲み物はラムネです。
ichiban sukina nomimono wa ramune desu
My favorite drink is ramune.
Get Ramune here!
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Conclusion:
Today we learned how to express likes and dislikes in Japanese!
We also learned that the Japanese words for like and hate 好き (suki) and 嫌い (kirai) are na-adjectives, not verbs (◕ω◕)♪
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