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Sakura90:
I don't know where to ask about this, so I thought coming here... someone in BakaBT should know :D


I was doing the exercises about adjectives (みんなの日本語一, 第８課 ;D) when I stumbled upon the 小さい and 大きい adjectives. There they are like い adjectives, but I remembered listening somewhere to 小さな and 大きな (like in the Clannad song, 小さな手の平, lol). So I searched in the kanji book and there it says:

大（おお）きい＝大きな
小（ちい）さい＝小さな

So, it's the same to use them as い or な adjectives? Or are there cases where I have to put 小さい and others 小さな?

fohfoh:
There's quite a few kanji that have multiple sounds. I can't say much else since I stopped taking japanese after the first 2 courses.

vuzedome:
Here's a tip, when trying to learn a new language, stop thinking in English, or any other language, adept into the one you're learning.

moonlight:
I'll try and look into this, if I can find my books.

I'm sure I got the books somewhere in my room (it's a tiny bit messy in my room now, cant see the floor because of papers/books/reports).

Sakura90:

--- Quote from: fohfoh on June 20, 2010, 05:51:06 AM ---There's quite a few kanji that have multiple sounds. I can't say much else since I stopped taking japanese after the first 2 courses.

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--- Quote from: vuzedome on June 20, 2010, 06:39:57 AM ---Here's a tip, when trying to learn a new language, stop thinking in English, or any other language, adept into the one you're learning.

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Hehe, yes, but the thread was about a specific doubt I had with the form of two adjectives :D


--- Quote from: moonlight on June 20, 2010, 08:50:16 AM ---I'll try and look into this, if I can find my books.

I'm sure I got the books somewhere in my room (it's a tiny bit messy in my room now, cant see the floor because of papers/books/reports).

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Gunttatseb already answered me by PM with an explanation. Now I understand it. Thanks anyway :)

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