Topic N5

N5Grammar

Lesson 12: How was the Gion Festival?

Learn about the past tense of adjectives and nouns. Comparative and superlative patterns.

Meaning

Was ... / Was not ...

✏️ Structure

- Quá khứ: Deshita - P.Định Quá khứ: Ja arimasen deshita

💡 Usage

How to conjugate the past tense for nouns and Na-adjectives.

📚 Examples

•

昨日きのうは雨あめでした。

Kinou wa ame deshita.

It was raining yesterday.

•

昨日きのうは暇ひまじゃありませんでした。

Kinou wa hima ja arimasen deshita.

I was not free yesterday.

•

おとといは休やすみでした。

Ototoi wa yasumi deshita.

The day before yesterday was a day off.

•

パーティーはにぎやかでした。

Paatii wa nigiyaka deshita.

The party was lively.

•

試験しけんは簡単かんたんじゃありませんでした。

Shiken wa kantan ja arimasen deshita.

The exam was not easy.

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