On this page, you can learn how to join more than two adjectives in Japanese. Click here if you want to see the list of Japanese adjectives.
Introduction
‘cute’ is かわいい. ‘small’ is ちいさい. Then, how would you say ‘cute and small’?
The most common mistake is 「かわいい と ちいさい」 because と is ‘and’.
However, と can’t be used to join adjectives. It is used for nouns only.
To join adjectives, you need to use くて or で.
That is why ‘cute and small’ is かわいくてちいさい.
Example
いadjective
- cute: かわいい
- small: ちいさい
cute and small
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Correct: かわいくてちいさい
Incorrect: かわいいくてちいさい
なadjective
- kind: しんせつな
- cool: かっこいい
kind and cool
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Correct: しんせつでかっこいい
Incorrect: しんせつなでかっこいい
Revision quiz
Task: Change into Japanese.
- small and red
- tall and cool (to describe a person)
- strict and quiet
- handsome and kind
- big and scary
- ちいさくてあかい
- せがたかくてかっこいい
- きびしくてしずかな
- ハンサムでしんせつな
- おおきくてこわい
Task: Change into English.
- やすくておいしい
- きけんでこわい
- うるさくておおきい
- かわいくてあかい
- しずかではやい
- cheap and yummy
- dangerous and scary
- loud and big
- cute and red
- quiet and fast
Task: Complete the quiz below.