pacerier 先輩 Joined 1 Apr 2009 Messages 188 Reaction score 0 7 Sep 2011 #1 I have learnt that the past tense of 広いです is 広かったです. But I was thinking, isn't 広いでした also the past tense of 広いです ? So am I right to say that there are 2 grammatical past tense forms of 広いです, and both of them are acceptable and commonly used ?
I have learnt that the past tense of 広いです is 広かったです. But I was thinking, isn't 広いでした also the past tense of 広いです ? So am I right to say that there are 2 grammatical past tense forms of 広いです, and both of them are acceptable and commonly used ?
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 7 Sep 2011 #2 No. 広いでした is wrong. You can't use it.
pacerier 先輩 Joined 1 Apr 2009 Messages 188 Reaction score 0 7 Sep 2011 Thread starter #3 Btw is there a grammatical explanation why 広いでした is wrong ?
Glenn 一切皆苦 Joined 8 Jan 2004 Messages 7,842 Reaction score 200 7 Sep 2011 #4 広い carries all the meaning and function of "to be wide", whereas です is just there to show politeness (it doesn't have any other grammatical function). The past of 広い is 広かった, and the past of 広いです is 広かったです.
広い carries all the meaning and function of "to be wide", whereas です is just there to show politeness (it doesn't have any other grammatical function). The past of 広い is 広かった, and the past of 広いです is 広かったです.