🇯🇵 Japanese
日本語 • Kana + Kanji
Adjectives: placement and meaning
Learn where adjectives go and how to keep descriptions simple.
What to know
Some languages place adjectives before the noun, some after — copy native patterns.
- Learn the noun together with its marker (article/ending) when possible.
- Start with a small set of adjectives you use daily: good/bad/big/small.
私の本
watashi no hon
my book
この水
kono mizu
this water
ここにいます。
Koko ni imasu
I am here.
水がほしいです。
Mizu ga hoshii desu
I want water.
わかりません。
Wakarimasen
I don't understand.
英語を話しますか？
Eigo o hanashimasu ka
Do you speak English?
トイレはどこですか？
Toire wa doko desu ka
Where is the toilet?
これは私の友だちです。
Kore wa watashi no tomodachi desu
This is my friend.
Mini‑quiz
Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “my book”?