な-adjective
嫌いや
iya嫌 (いや, iya) — disliking — is a な-adjective: 嫌だった (past), 嫌じゃない (negative), 嫌で (te-form), 嫌です (polite).
It also means not wanting; unwilling.
How 嫌 conjugates · な-adjective
Nothing drops: the ending attaches to the whole word.
A な-adjective is a noun-like word plus a copula, and the copula is what conjugates.
嫌
whole word + ending
嫌だった嫌だったpast · I hated it.
嫌じゃない嫌じゃないnegative · I don't hate it.
嫌で嫌でte-form · I hate it and …
嫌なら嫌ならif · If I hate it, ...
嫌です嫌ですpolite present · I hate it.
Before a noun it takes な, which is what names the class.
N4 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present I hate it. | 嫌だ いやだ iyada | |
| past I hated it. | 嫌だった いやだった iyadatta | |
| negative I don't hate it. | 嫌じゃない いやじゃない iyajanai | |
| te-form I hate it and … | 嫌で いやで iyade | |
| past negative N4 I didn't hate it. | 嫌じゃなかった いやじゃなかった iyajanakatta | |
| cond. なら N3 If I hate it, ... | 嫌なら いやなら iyanara | |
| cond. たら N3 If I end up hating it, ... | 嫌だったら いやだったら iyadattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present I hate it. | 嫌です いやです iyadesu | |
| past I hated it. | 嫌でした いやでした iyadeshita | |
| negative I don't hate it. | 嫌じゃないです いやじゃないです iyajanaidesu | |
| past negative N4 I didn't hate it. | 嫌じゃなかったです いやじゃなかったです iyajanakattadesu |