๐ธ ใใกใฐใ (ichiban) – number one
Noun (ใ or ใฏ) + ใใกใฐใ adjective desu
Verb (plain form) (ใฎใ or ใฎใฏ) ใใกใฐใ adjective desu
ใใใใใกใฐใใใใงใใ
Sushi ga ichiban suki desu.
Sushi is my favorite.
ใซใปใใใใใใฎใชใใงใใใใใกใฐใใใใงใใ
Nihon ryouri no naka de sushi ga ichiban suki desu.
Of all the Japanese dishes, I like sushi the most.
โ no naka de means “among~”
ใซใปใใใใใใงใใใใใกใฐใใใใงใใ
Nihon ryouri de sushi ga ichiban suki desu.
Of all the Japanese dishes, I like sushi the most.
โ you can drop ‘no naka de’ and still get the same meaning
ใใพใ ใใใฏใใใใใงใใกใฐใใใใใใงใใ
Yamada-san wa kaisha de ichiban yasashii desu.
Mr. Yamada is the kindest in the company.
ใใชใผใฏใฏใฉในใงใใกใฐใใใใใใใ
Birii wa kurasu de ichiban se ga takai.
Billy is the tallest in his class.
ใใใฏใใใใใกใฐใใใใ ใ
Kare wa ao ga ichiban suki da.
His favorite color is blue.
ใซใปใใงใใกใฐใใใใใใใ ใใฎใฏใชใใงใใใ
Nihon de ichiban oishii kudamono wa nan desu ka?
Whatโs the most delicious fruit in Japan?
ใใใใใใใธใใใซใฏใชใซใใใกใฐใในใใใงใใใ
Osaka eki e iku niwa nani ga ichiban benri desu ka?
Whatโs the most convenient way to get to Osaka Station?