〜が好き / 〜が嫌い

In English, like is a verb: “I like coffee.” In Japanese, 好すき is a na-adjective. In 私わたし は コーヒー が 好すき です, 私 is the topic and コーヒー が identifies what I like. Translate the whole sentence naturally as “I like coffee.”

For this basic pattern, learn the thing you like + が + 好すき です. Do not copy the English verb structure and put を after coffee. 好すき describes a preference rather than an action performed on the coffee.

Because 好すき is a na-adjective, its negative is 好すき じゃ ない です. 嫌きらい expresses dislike and follows the same pattern. Although it ends in い, it is a na-adjective, so use 嫌きらい じゃ ない です, not 嫌きらくない.