How does “like” become an adjective?


好き is an adjective in Japanese but in English it would be a verb. Why does
does it become an adjective instead of a verb?




Japanese grammar reflects their way of thinking. In English "to like" is an
action that you do to a thing, but in Japanese "be liked" is a quality that a
thing has. If you think it like that it's easier. The subject particle is が,
so the thing that you like must be marked with it. The person who likes it
must take the particle of topic, は. For example, 私はりんごが好きです means I like
apples (or apples are liked things for me).

