Adjectives – Present, Past, Negative

Now, let’s learn how to use it in sentences. Unlike -adjectives - 高い, -adjectives like 綺麗きれい follow a different pattern when conjugated.

綺麗 です
It is pretty. (polite present form)

綺麗 でした
It was pretty. (polite past form)

綺麗 ではありません
It is not pretty. (polite present negative form)

綺麗 ではありませんでした
It was not pretty. (polite past negative form)

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