新しい

In a sentence

• 私は新しい本を買いました。

  I bought a new book.

  Here '新しい' modifies '本' (book), indicating that the book is new.

• 新しいことを学ぶのが好きです。

  I like learning new things.

  Here '新しい' describes 'こと' (things), expressing novelty or uniqueness about the information or activity.

• 新しい友達と話すのは楽しいです。

  Talking to new friends is fun.

  Here '新しい' refers to '友達' (friends), emphasizing that the friends being referred to are recently made or recently encountered.