Japanese

<p>
	In this lesson we introduce the words <strong><ruby>好suき</ruby></strong> and <strong><ruby>嫌kiraい</ruby></strong>, 
	which mean <strong>like</strong> and <strong>dislike</strong>.
</p>
<p>
	Unlike in English, <strong><ruby>好suき</ruby></strong> and <strong><ruby>嫌kiraい</ruby></strong> are adjectives, and not verbs.
	For this reason, in sentences where these words are used, the object that is liked is followed by the subject-particle <strong>が</strong> instead of <strong>を</strong>.
	Check out the example sentences below to see how <strong><ruby>好suき</ruby></strong> and <strong><ruby>嫌kiraい</ruby></strong> are used in context.
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Like and Dislike

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	犬いぬ　が　好すき　じゃ　ない。 inu ga suki zya nai.
Meaning	(I) don't like dogs.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

dog	犬いぬ inu
subject particle	が ga
liked; likeable; loved; lovable	好すき suki
it is not the case	じゃ　ない zya nai

Japanese

inu ga suki zya nai.

Breakdown of inu ga suki zya nai.

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