Japanese

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	Making a past tense adjectival sentence in the plain form varies by whether the adjective is an <strong>い-adjective</strong> or a <strong>な-adjective</strong>.
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	For <strong>い-adjectives</strong> the final <strong>です</strong> is simply dropped after the <strong>-かった</strong> ending.
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	For <strong>な-adjectives</strong>, the adjective is followed by the plain past form of the copula, <strong>だった</strong>.
	And for the negative form, we drop the polite <strong>です</strong> after <strong>じゃ　なかった</strong>.
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The Plain Form V: Past Tense Adjectival Sentences

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	メアリー　さん　は　とても　好すき　だった。 mearii san ha totemo suki datta.
Meaning	Mary liked it very much.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

topic particle	は ha
polite name ender	さん san
liked; likeable; loved; lovable	好すき suki
very, extremely	とても totemo
to be	だ da
Mary	メアリー mearii

Japanese

mearii san ha totemo suki datta.

Breakdown of mearii san ha totemo suki datta.

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