Informal Forms of い and な Adjectives

So far we looked at the polite forms of the and adjectives. Today we’ll look at the casual forms of and adjectives, but only in the present tense.

The present tense polite affirmative of an  adjective :

すずしいいです (cool)

The present tense casual affirmative of an adjective :

すずしいい (cool)

To form the casual form of the present tense affirmative of an adjective, just leave off the です.

The present tense polite affirmative of a adjective :

あんぜんです (safe)

The present tense casual affirmative of a adjective :

あんぜんだ (safe)

To form the casual affirmative of a adjective, leave off the です and place in its place.

The present tense negative polite of an adjective :

すずしくありません (not cool)

The present tense negative in the casual form of an adjective :

すずしくない (not cool)

To form the present tense negative of an adjective in the casual form, drop the ending ありません and attach ない to すずしく.

The present tense negative polite of a adjective :

あんぜんじゃありません (not safe)

The present tense negative casual of a adjective :

あんせんじゃない (not safe)

To form the present tense negative of a adjective in the casual form, drop the ありません and replace it with ない. 

Post from: Japanese Blog

 

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