Home Learn Japanese If a colour ends in 色, can you always make it into an い-adjective?LLearn JapaneseIf a colour ends in 色, can you always make it into an い-adjective?August 12, 2022One comment I know that 白、黒、赤 and 青 can always be used as い-adjectives, but one site is saying that 黄色い works- is it because of the 色？can I do that to any colour that ends in 色？ (sorry if grammar isn’t quite the right flair) Tags:Japanese LanguageLearn Japanese 1 commentno it doesn’t work for all colors, you have to memorize which onesnot only do some not have any potential for adding an い at the end like 褐色＝かっしょく＝dark brown 茜色＝あかねいろ＝crimsonbut there are different pronunciations possible for many that do, like 赤色い＝あかいろい 赤色＝せきしょくLeave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
no it doesn’t work for all colors, you have to memorize which onesnot only do some not have any potential for adding an い at the end like 褐色＝かっしょく＝dark brown 茜色＝あかねいろ＝crimsonbut there are different pronunciations possible for many that do, like 赤色い＝あかいろい 赤色＝せきしょく
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no it doesn’t work for all colors, you have to memorize which ones
not only do some not have any potential for adding an い at the end like 褐色＝かっしょく＝dark brown 茜色＝あかねいろ＝crimson
but there are different pronunciations possible for many that do, like 赤色い＝あかいろい 赤色＝せきしょく