How to Say ‘It was delicious.’ in Japanese
おいしかったです。
oishikatsu ta desu
[oh-ee-shee-kah tah dess]
💬 Usage Tip: [おいしい] becomes [おいしかった] in the past: "was delicious." You'll see the same change in [楽しかったです] "it was fun."
Phrase Breakdown
おいしかっ
oishikatsu
[oh-ee-shee-kah]
was delicious
Past form stem of おいしい, used to say something tasted good.
昨日の料理はおいしかったです。
Yesterday's food was delicious.
た
ta
[tah]
past ending
Part of the past form that completes adjectives or verbs in past tense.
楽しかったです。
It was fun.
です
desu
[dess]
is / was
Polite copula, here making the past adjective statement polite.
静かでした。
It was quiet.
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