How to Say ‘A black car’ in Japanese
黒い車
kuroi kuruma
[koo-ROY koo-roo-mah]
💬 Usage Tip: Some color words end in い and go straight before a noun with nothing in between: 赤い車 "a red car", 白い車 "a white car".
Phrase Breakdown
黒い
kuroi
[koo-ROY]
black
I-adjective meaning black; placed directly before a noun.
黒い猫がいます。
There is a black cat.
車
kuruma
[koo-roo-mah]
car
A common word for car or automobile. Very useful when talking about Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Mazda.
トヨタの車は日本で人気です。
Toyota cars are popular in Japan.
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