![]() ![]() As far as I know, these are the only adjectives that can do this. However, nemutai and omotai are used often in daily conversation. There are a couple of strange, colloquial " -tai adjectives" that I should mention: nemutai and omotai. (Looks like you've put on a little weight.) When commenting about others, use the verbs: There are true adjectives for "fat" and "thin" ( futoi and hosoi), but they, like their English counterparts, have to be used carefully because they can be offensive. It will keep them hemming and hawing for a while. The next time you're at a party with native speakers and run out of topics to discuss, ask about this. Note also how naka gets the honorable o- prefix and nodo doesn't, so I guess our throats aren't as honorable as our stomachs. The ga is optional, and is usually omitted in familiar situations. (I wasn't hungry.) ( Te Form + inakatta / imasen deshita for the negative past) (I was hungry.) ( Te Form + ita for the past) (I'm not hungry.) ( Te Form + inai / imasen for the present negative)
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