ใชๅฝขๅฎน่ฉ + ใงใใ
na-keiyoushi + deshita
Past tense of Na-adjectives.
๐ธ Past Polite Form of Na-Adjectives ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Kinou no paatii wa dou deshita ka.
How was the party yesterday?
Totemo nigiyaka deshita yo.
It was very lively.
Kouen wa shizuka deshita ka.
Was the park quiet?
Iie, shizuka ja arimasen deshita.
No, it wasn't quiet.
Tesuto wa kantan deshita ka.
Was the test easy?
Hai, totemo kantan deshita.
Yes, it was very easy.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
[Na-Adj] deshita
It was [Adjective].
- Pattern: [ใชๅฝขๅฎน่ฉ] ใงใใใ
- Meaning: Past polite form of a Na-adjective.
Kinou wa shizuka deshita.
Yesterday was quiet.
Machi wa nigiyaka deshita.
The town was lively.
๐ Explanation
To change a Na-adjective into the polite past tense, you replace ใงใ with ใงใใ.
Unlike I-adjectives, Na-adjectives behave like nouns in their conjugation. You do not need to add 'na' when the adjective is at the end of the sentence.
For the negative past tense, use ใใใใใพใใใงใใ (ja arimasen deshita).
Kantan deshita
= 'It was easy.'
Shizuka deshita
= 'It was quiet.'
๐ Quiz
How do you say 'It was lively' in polite Japanese?