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Learn Japanese: sizuka - quiet

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/The Plain Form V: Past Tense Adjectival Sentences
/sizuka

sizuka

Word

静しずかsizuka

Meaning

quiet

Part of speech

na-adjective

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

The Plain Form V: Past Tense Adjectival Sentences

Usages of sizuka

図と書しょ館かん　は　静しずか　じゃ　なかった。tosyokan ha sizuka zya nakatta.

The library was not quiet.

ここ　は　静しずか　で　は　ない　んです。koko ha sizuka de ha nai ndesu.

(It's because) it's not quiet here.

静しずか　だ　から、　図と書しょ館かん　で　勉べん強きょうするの　が　好すき　です。sizuka da kara, tosyokan de benkyousuruno ga suki desu.

Because it is quiet, she likes studying in the library.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

その　レストラン　は　静しずか　じゃ　なかった　から、　あまり　好すき　じゃ　ありません　でした。sono resutoran ha sizuka zya nakatta kara, amari suki zya arimasen desita.

Because that restaurant was not quiet, I didn't like it very much.

彼かの女じょ　は　静しずかな　だけ　だ。kanozyo ha sizukana dake da.

She is just quiet.

This sentence suggests that the only prominent characteristic of the woman is her quietness.

静しずかな　より　元げん気きな　人ひと　が　好すき　です。sizukana yori genkina hito ga suki desu.

I like people who are energetic rather than quiet.

静しずかな　時とき、　本ほん　を　読よみます。sizukana toki, hon wo yomimasu.

When it's quiet, I read a book.

私わたしたち　の　中なか　で　彼かの女じょ　が　一いち番ばん　静しずかに　話はなします。watasitati no naka de kanozyo ga itiban sizukani hanasimasu.

Among us, she speaks most quietly.

横よこ　の　部へ屋や　は　とても　静しずか　だ。yoko no heya ha totemo sizuka da.

The room next door is very quiet.

この　辺へん　は　とても　静しずか　です。kono hen ha totemo sizuka desu.

This area is very quiet.

廊ろう下か　は　静しずかに　歩あるいて　ください。rouka ha sizukani aruite kudasai.

Please walk quietly in the hallway.

日ひ　が　暮くれて　から　町まち　は　静しずかに　なった。hi ga kurete kara mati ha sizukani natta.

After the sun set, the town became quiet.

勉べん強きょうする　なら、　図と書しょ館かん　が　静しずか　です。

勉べん強きょうしたら、　図と書しょ館かん　が　静しずか　です。

benkyousuru nara, tosyokan ga sizuka desu.
benkyousitara, tosyokan ga sizuka desu.

If you are going to study, the library is quiet.

The たら form is ungrammatical here, because the library is quiet is not something that happens after you're going to study.

静しずか　ならば、　ここ　で　勉べん強きょうします。sizuka naraba, koko de benkyousimasu.

If it’s quiet, I’ll study here.

静しずか　で　あれば、　ここ　で　勉べん強きょうします。sizuka de areba, koko de benkyousimasu.

If it’s quiet, I’ll study here.

静しずか　じゃ　なければ、　図と書しょ館かん　で　勉べん強きょうしません。sizuka zya nakereba, tosyokan de benkyousimasen.

If it’s not quiet, I won’t study in the library.

静しずか　で　なければ、　図と書しょ館かん　で　勉べん強きょうしません。sizuka de nakereba, tosyokan de benkyousimasen.

If it’s not quiet, I won’t study in the library.

静しずか　で　も、　聞きこえません。sizuka de mo, kikoemasen.

Even if it’s quiet, I can’t hear.

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