Structure Legend
Structure
[い]Adjective[い]+ かった
Examples
おもしろい + かった
新しい + かった
Details
Part of Speech
Adjective
Word Type
Auxiliary Verb
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Standard
品詞
形容詞
単語の種類
助動詞
使用域
一般
About い-Adjective (Past)
In order to create the past form of い-Adjectives, you must add the auxiliary verb た to the 'past' conjunction form of the い-Adjective. The past conjunction form is created by removing the い and replacing it with かっ. This structure is equivalent to 'was' in English.
面白い - Base (dictionary form)
面白かっ - Form used with た (and several other auxiliary verbs)
面白い - Base (dictionary form)
面白かっ - Form used with た (and several other auxiliary verbs)
- お風呂が温かかった。The bath was lukewarm.
- 昨日の夜は寒かった。Last night was cold. (Literally 'yesterday's night')
- 京都は涼しかったです。Kyoto was cool. (In relation to temperature)
- このケーキは甘かったです。This cake was sweet.
Caution
Although this is considered to be polite by most people, using です after かった is not academically correct Japanese. However, considering how common its usage has become, it may be used in almost any situation confidently.Examples
寒かった。(寒い)
It was cold.
それは、高かった。(高い)
That was expensive.
田中さんは強かったです。(強い)
Tanaka-san was strong.
私の姉の家が古かったです。(古い)
My (older) sister's house was old.
動物園は楽しかった。(楽しい)
The zoo was fun.
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い-Adjective (Past) – Grammar Discussion
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NoHiddenCosts
About 1 year ago
If using “です” after “かった” is not “academically correct Japanese”, what is?
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