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Sumippi (Offline)
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09-17-2011, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by AmgedIsmail View Post
Yes, Thanks brother
Can you explain more about the verb "like" to me?

I noticed that there is "desu" for this verb.
Doesn't "desu" mean "is"?

[i] like bananas.
Banana ga suki desu.

I wonder why it doesn't end in masu or mashita?
Oh, it's because 'すきsuki' is not a verb in Japanese. Its original form is 'すき-なsuki-na' and it's classified as 'けいようどうし(形容動詞/keiyou-doushi)' , which is similar to adjectives but not exactly treated the same way.

I can't find out how you call 'けいようどうしkeiyoudoushi' in English...I'll try my other dictionaries, (I'm not sure if they have it though 笑.... because you don't have an equivalent in English language). I think it's something like...hmm... between verbs and adjectives.

Last edited by Sumippi : 09-17-2011 at 09:27 AM.
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