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?
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How does “like” become an adjective?
好き can be used as a verb, like パンが好き (I like bread,) as well as an adjective
好きな人. Or for that matter, as a noun, 男好き.

"Why does it become an adjective instead of a verb" is a strange question to
me, because it implies you think it shouldn't be an adjective, but I find it
quite natural that it takes that form, like "favorite."
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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).
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