Blog #2

  In the past week, we've learned how to use 間に, adjective +する, and てほしい.  We also went over this chapter's kanji.  I had the most fun coming up with ways to use てほしい since I've only been able to talk about what I want to do myself for quite a while.  My greatest challenge was learning so much at once without mixing things up.  Luckily, I'm used to absorbing lots of information at once, so reviewing regularly should be enough to keep everything straight.

  Forming adjective +する phrases works much like forming adjective +なる phrases.  For い adjectives, the い is dropped and くする is added.  >高い, for instance, would become 高くする.  しずかな becomes しずかにする.   For な adjectives, な is dropped and にする is added.  The irregular adjective いい becomes よくする.  All of these describe the action of changing the qualities of something (the direct object) so that it becomes more like the adjective in question.