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Adjective (な)
Something or someone is what someone likes. | Like; be fond of |
【Antonym Expression: 嫌いだ】 |
(ks). 私はステーキが好きだ・好きです。
I like steak.
(a). 僕は野球が好きだ。
I like baseball.
(b). ジョンソンさんはジャズが大好きです。
Mr. Johnson loves jazz.
1. 好きだ is a な type adjective which requires the "は~が construction". That is, the experiencer (i.e., the person who likes someone or something) is marked by は and the liked object by が. (⇨ は~が) Note that the liked object is marked by が not by を.
2. In subordinate clauses, the experiencer is also marked by が, as in (1) and (2).
3. "Like a lot" is expressed by 大好きだ, as in Example (b).