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Adjectives 2

Unlike English, adjectives in Japanese change their form. -i adjectives change as follows.

Atsui desu.	It is hot.
Atsukunai desu.	It isn't hot.
Atsukatta desu.	It was hot.
Atsukunakatta desu.	It wasn't hot.

In the case of -na adjective, "desu" changes as follows.

Kirei desu.	It is pretty.
Kirei dewa arimasen.	It isn't pretty.
Kirei deshita.	It was pretty.
Kirei dewa arimasen deshita.	It wasn't pretty.