Interesting Japanese Vocabulary inside Adjectives Ghetto Vocabulary #77
Ghetto Grammar # 77 - Japanese Adjective Fun
All adjectives end in a diphthong created from the 5 vowels of the Japanese syllabary and the vowel i. (a,i,u,e,o + i (pronounced ee))
The endings of adjectives are thus:
a + i = ai
hayai, arai, asai, mijikai, nagai, akai, nemutai, chiisai, suppai, amai, takai, aoi, kawai, itai
i + i = ii
utsukushii, mezurashii, subarashii, itashii, shitashii, muzukashii, atarashii, mezamashii, okii, suzushii, natsukashii, okashii, oshii, kuyashii, yakamashii, ayashii,
u + i = ui
usui, minikui, zurui, furui, nemui,
e + i = ei
kirei, teinei, burei,
and
o + i = oi
shitsukoi, hidoi, kuroi, osoi, noroi, boroi, hiroi, kashikoi, shiroi,
Let us focus in on the ghetto adjectives of the day. These are in bold and italic. If used properly these will add 'some ghetto' to anybody's vocabulary, so be careful. Remember, of the 4 levels of politeness, stick to only the top levels. When using any adjectives remember to add the copluative de aru in polite desu form. (See #80 for making adjectives honorific.)
Ghetto adjectives of the day
boroi, and kuyashii.
Two words which are very useful however a little odd to use are the words boroi (old and worn down, rickity) and kuyashii (vexed, or perplexed).
Adjectives ending in ei are considered irregular and their constructions will be discussed in ghetto grammar #78.
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