Same & different

Stage 4Versatile adjectivesChunk 21 of 27 · items 456–460 of 484

Comparing and sorting: the same, another one, weird, normal, all sorts.

Mix-ups

onaji takes a noun directly (onaji iro) but betsu needs no (betsu no iro), and the shared sentence makes that the only difference. futsuu and hen are opposites on the same 'sore, ___ da yo' sentence.

onaji

polite onaji desudrama rank #160

the same

同じ おなじPlay 同じですPlay

Says things are the same (X to onaji) for comparisons on any topic; it goes straight before a noun with no na or no (onaji iro).

casualPlay

onaji iro ga ii

I'd like the same color.

同じ色がいい

politePlay

onaji iro ga ii desu

I'd like the same color.

同じ色がいいです

watashi mo onaji (same here) is the easy everyday reply.

Learn alongside: betsu

betsu

polite betsu desudrama rank #500

separate, different, another

別 べつPlay 別ですPlay

Means another or a separate one: betsu no X (a different X) and betsubetsu (separately), for choices, payments, plans and people.

casualPlay

betsu no iro ga ii

I'd like a different color.

別の色がいい

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betsu no iro ga ii desu

I'd like a different color.

別の色がいいです

Paying separately is betsubetsu de (onegaishimasu). betsu ni (not really) is its own item in C.

Learn alongside: onajiLearn first: onaji

hen

polite hen desudrama rank #352

weird, strange, odd

変 へんPlay 変ですPlay

Says something is strange or off (a taste, a sound, a person, a situation); hen na X goes in front of any noun.

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sore, hen da yo

That's weird.

それ、変だよ

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sore wa hen desu yo

That's strange.

それは変ですよ

About a person (hen na hito) it is a real criticism; about a taste or a noise it is neutral.

Learn alongside: futsuu

futsuu

polite futsuu desudrama rank #344

normal, ordinary, usual

普通 ふつうPlay 普通ですPlay

Says something is normal, usual or average and serves as the baseline in comparisons (futsuu wa = usually); futsuu ni means 'normally' and, in casual speech, 'honestly, genuinely' (futsuu ni oishii = it's actually really good).

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sore, futsuu da yo

That's totally normal.

それ、普通だよ

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sore wa futsuu desu yo

That's quite normal.

それは普通ですよ

As an answer to 'how was it?', futsuu means 'just OK, nothing special'. It is lukewarm, not praise.

Learn alongside: hen

iroiro

polite iroiro desudrama rank #528

various, all sorts

いろいろPlay いろいろですPlay

Means many different things without listing them: iroiro na X (all sorts of X), iroiro atta (a lot happened), iroiro arigatou (thanks for everything).

casualPlay

kyou wa iroiro atta

A lot happened today.

今日はいろいろあった

politePlay

kyou wa iroiro arimashita

A lot happened today.

今日はいろいろありました

As a reply, iroiro desu ne means 'it varies, it depends'.

Learn first: aru