まっとう・真っ当・全うmattou[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjectiveproper; respectable; decent; honest
- adverbentirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
Conjugation
| Plain form | まっとう |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | まっとうです |
| Negative (dewa nai) | まっとうではない |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | まっとうではありません |
| Past (datta) | まっとうだった |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | まっとうではなかった |
| Te form (de) | まっとうで |
| Adverbial (ni) | まっとうに |
| Conditional (nara) | まっとうなら |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related全うするまっとうするNeutralA verb for carrying something through to the end or fulfilling a duty, as in 「天寿を全うする」; 「真っ当」 works mainly as a na-adjective describing something proper and decent.
- Antonym不当ふとうNeutralMeans unfair, unjust or unreasonable — the opposite of the decency and reasonableness of 「真っ当」.
For something proper and decent, use 「真っ当」 (or 「まとも」), as in 「真っ当な仕事」; use 「全うする」 for seeing a duty through, and 「不当」 for what is unfair or improper.
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