Hi there, I've encountered a problem when conjugating I adjectives. For example;
We have かわいい which has the stem of かわい so it should conjugate like this:
Present affirm: かわいいです
Present neg: かわくないです
Past affirm: かわいかったです
Past neg: かわくなかったです
Now, obviously when conjugated negatively く replaces the final い of the stem but here comes my problem. I've seen people conjugating it without removing the い and creating conjugations such as:
かわいくないです
Or
かわいくなかったです
And I must ask, who is wrong here? Me or the people who conjugate in this way? My book has stated quite clearly that く replaces the final い syllable when conjugated negatively for い adjectives.
Could someone please elaborate what going on here? I'm very confused.
We have かわいい which has the stem of かわい so it should conjugate like this:
Present affirm: かわいいです
Present neg: かわくないです
Past affirm: かわいかったです
Past neg: かわくなかったです
Now, obviously when conjugated negatively く replaces the final い of the stem but here comes my problem. I've seen people conjugating it without removing the い and creating conjugations such as:
かわいくないです
Or
かわいくなかったです
And I must ask, who is wrong here? Me or the people who conjugate in this way? My book has stated quite clearly that く replaces the final い syllable when conjugated negatively for い adjectives.
Could someone please elaborate what going on here? I'm very confused.