A fun weekend

Irregular Past Forms and Expressing Enjoyment

Some of the most common Japanese verbs have irregular た-forms that you need to memorize.

Key irregular verbs

• する → した (did)
• 来る (くる) → 来た (きた) (came)
• 行く (いく) → 行った (いった) (went)

Note: 行く follows the く→いた pattern but doubles the っ: 行った, not 行いた.

Expressing enjoyment: 楽しかった

To say something was fun, use the い-adjective 楽しい in its past form:

• 楽しい → 楽しかった (tanoshikatta — was fun)
• 楽しくなかった (tanoshikunakatta — was not fun)

Example: 週末に海に行った。とても楽しかった！ (Shuumatsu ni umi ni itta. Totemo tanoshikatta!) — I went to the beach on the weekend. It was very fun!

Talking about your weekend

• 週末は何をしましたか？ — What did you do on the weekend?
• 友達が来た。 — A friend came over.
• 写真をたくさん撮った。 — I took many photos.