"and" for adjectives?

elvenscout742 · 29-01-2005 12:53am #1

Okay, I know how to join nouns, and I think I now understand how to do it with sentences. What about saying, say, "I am old and bald"?

Linku · 29-01-2005 1:06am

I'm not exactly on-topic with this but just to suggest that I think this forum should have a stickied topic for quick questions because the forum could get flooded with them if there's one for every little question.

Lantis · 29-01-2005 2:17am

Same as sentences, use the -te form.

To make the -te form:
For i-adjectives, drop the -i and make it -kute, eg. 大きい -> 大きくて
For na-adjectives, drop the na and add de, eg. きれい（な） -> きれいで

あの人は古くて高いです
ano hito wa furukute takai desu
That person is old and tall.

あの女はきれいで静かです
ano onna wa kirei de shizuka desu
That woman is beautiful and quiet.

先生は面白くて親切です
sensei wa omoshirokute shinsetsu desu
The teacher is interesting and kind.

EDIT: Japanese-encoded brackets are the win.

kawaii · 29-01-2005 3:27pm

Lantis wrote:

Same as sentences, use the -te form.

To make the -te form:
For i-adjectives, drop the -i and make it -kute, eg. 大きい -> 大きくて
For na-adjectives, drop the na and add de, eg. きれい(な) -> きれい

Word of advice. Never put kanji in brackets on this board. It'll get messed up.

Lantis · 29-01-2005 4:40pm

...indeed. Damn. *edits*

elvenscout742 · 29-01-2005 5:55pm

Ah. どうもありがとう.

Linku wrote:

I'm not exactly on-topic with this but just to suggest that I think this forum should have a stickied topic for quick questions because the forum could get flooded with them if there's one for every little question.

I agree.

EDIT: Had two windows open and thanked in a rather nonsensical manner.

"and" for adjectives?

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