な-adjective
好きすき
suki好き (すき, suki) — liking — is a な-adjective: 好きだった (past), 好きじゃない (negative), 好きで (te-form), 好きです (polite).
It also means being fond of; to one's liking.
How 好き 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.
好き
whole word + ending
好きだった好きだったpast · I liked it.
好きじゃない好きじゃないnegative · I don't like it.
好きで好きでte-form · I like it and …
好きなら好きならif · If I like it, ...
好きです好きですpolite present · I like 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 like it. | 好きだ すきだ sukida | |
| past I liked it. | 好きだった すきだった sukidatta | |
| negative I don't like it. | 好きじゃない すきじゃない sukijanai | |
| te-form I like it and … | 好きで すきで sukide | |
| past negative N4 I didn't like it. | 好きじゃなかった すきじゃなかった sukijanakatta | |
| cond. なら N3 If I like it, ... | 好きなら すきなら sukinara | |
| cond. たら N3 If I end up liking it, ... | 好きだったら すきだったら sukidattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present I like it. | 好きです すきです sukidesu | |
| past I liked it. | 好きでした すきでした sukideshita | |
| negative I don't like it. | 好きじゃないです すきじゃないです sukijanaidesu | |
| past negative N4 I didn't like it. | 好きじゃなかったです すきじゃなかったです sukijanakattadesu |