Japanese Grammar – That old man spoke quickly. 🇯🇵

あの おじさん は（はやい）____はなしました。

In Japanese, adjectives can be converted into adverbs to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. In this case, we need to turn the adjective "はやい" (hayai – quick, fast) into its adverbial form to modify the verb "はなしました" (hanashimaa – spoke).

To convert an い-adjective (i-adjective) into an adverb, you replace the final い (i) with く (ku). So, the adjective はやい (hayai) becomes the adverb はやく (hayaku).

Here is the breakdown:
– Original adjective: はやい (hayai) – fast, quick
– Remove い (i) and add く (ku)
– Adverb: はやく (hayaku) – quickly, fast

This transformation allows the adverb はやく (hayaku) to modify the verb はなしました (hanashimaa), giving us the sentence あの おじさん は はやく はなしました。 (Ano ojisan wa hayaku hanashimaa.) which translates to "That old man spoke quickly."

Romanized characters:
– あの おじさん は (Ano ojisan wa) – That old man
– はやく (hayaku) – quickly
– はなしました (hanashimaa) – spoke

Understanding this rule of converting い-adjectives to adverbs is essential for proper sentence construction in Japanese, as it enables you to describe how actions are performed.

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