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Adjectives & Adverbs

い-adjectives, な-adjectives, conjugation, comparatives and adverbs
形容詞の連用・連体
adjective adverbial/attributive
ku / na forms
Connective and modifying forms
～がる — show signs of
-garu — show signs of (3rd person)
-garu
寒がる = (someone) appears cold/acts cold
～らしい — seems (evidential)
-rashii — seems (based on evidence)
rashii
Hearsay/evidence-based supposition
～ようだ / みたいだ — seems like
-you da / mitai da — seems like
you da / mitai da
Based on observation/inference
～そうだ (伝聞)
-sou da (hearsay)
sou da (hearsay)
雨が降るそうだ = I hear it will rain
～そうだ (様態)
-sou da (appearance)
sou da (appearance)
降りそうだ = looks like it will rain
比較構文の応用
advanced comparison structures
hodo, kurai
～ほど…ない; AはBほど…ない
最上級表現
superlative expressions
ichiban, mottomo
一番 / 最も + adjective
副詞の種類
types of adverbs
manner/degree/frequency
Classifying Japanese adverbs
オノマトペ
onomatopoeia (giongo/gitaigo)
onomatopoeia
ドキドキ, ぺらぺら — sound and manner mimetics