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What is the difference between ao (あお) and aoi (あおい) ? Or between akai and aka ?
Can you explain me what is the difference between ao (あお) and aoi (あおい) ? Between shiro and shiroi ? ...
Mar 10, 2011 6:21 PM
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青, あお, ao, blue (noun). 青い, あおい, aoi, blue (adjective).
COLORS (ADJECTIVE)
AKAI - Red
AOI - Blue
SHIROI - White
KUROI - Black
CHAIROI - Brown
KIIROI – Yellow
COLORS (NOUN)
AKA - Red
AO - Blue
SHIRO - White
KURO - Black
CHAIRO - Brown
KIIRO – Yellow
1) 黄色 はきれい。- kiiro wa kirei desu. - Yellow is pretty. (this is a noun)
2) 黄色い とりはきれいです。 - kiiroi tori wa kirei desu. - The yellow bird is pretty. (this is an adjective)
3) 黒いふくが好きじゃない。- kuroi fuku ga suki ja nai. - I don't like black clothes. (this is an adjective)
March 10, 2011
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ao is noun blue color aoi is adjective blue
also siro and siroi most japanese adjective ends in 'i'
March 10, 2011
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