Japanese Pitch Accent & I Adjectives (Part 1)

This video is part 1 of Japanese pitch accent & I Adjectives. The pronunciation of i-adjectives has been changing. Both traditional and new ways of pronunciation coexist in standard Japanese. This video covers the traditional way of pronouncing i-adjectives.

When you identify the accented mora for Japanese words, nouns and na-adjectives are relatively tricky because the accent can fall on any mora. However, when it comes to verbs and i-adjectives, it is not as tricky to identify the accented mora because there’s a rule. In this video, you will learn the pitch accent rule of i-adjectives, and based on that rule, you will also learn where the accent falls when an i-adjective conjugates and turns into different forms. By watching this video, you will be able to memorize the accented mora for Japanese i-adjectives in both dictionary form and conjugated forms more efficiently.


Please learn each conjugated adjective form beforehand.


*1: The rule applies to more than 90% of downstep-type i-adjectives. (Exception: 多い, つまらない, etc.)

*2: The rule applies to almost all the downstep-type i-adjectives. (Exception: 多い, つまらない, etc.)

*3: The rule applies to almost all the downstep-type i-adjectives. (Exception: 多い, つまらない, etc.)

*4: The rule applies to about 80% of downstep-type i-adjectives.

*5: The rule applies to about 80% of downstep-type i-adjectives.

*6: The rule applies to about 80% of downstep-type i-adjectives.



0:00 Intro
0:49 Recap of Japanese Pitch Accent & Verb Conjugation
1:48 Pitch accent rule of i-adjectives
2:16 Traditional vs. New
4:51 Traditional pronunciation of i-adjectives
5:26 polite form
6:10 adjective + noun form
6:59 adverbial form
7:39 te form
8:24 past tense affirmative form
9:09 Summary
9:20 Outro


Japanese Pitch Accent & I Adjectives (Part 2):    • Japanese Pitch Accent & I Adjectives ...  

Introduction to Japanese Pitch Accent:    • Introduction to Japanese Pitch Accent  

Japanese Pitch Accent & Verb Conjugation:    • Japanese Pitch Accent & Verb Conjugation  

Japanese Pitch Accent:    • Japanese Pitch Accent  

Japanese Pronunciation:    • Japanese Pronunciation  

The Japanese Language Pronunciation and Accent Dictionary (NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典):

Japan (Paperback): https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/414011345...

Japan (iPhone app): https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/diction...

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