ナショナルnashonaru

Common
Definitions
  1. prenominal modifier, na-adjectivenational
Conjugation
Plain formナショナル
Polite (desu)ナショナルです
Negative (dewa nai)ナショナルではない
polite (dewa arimasen)ナショナルではありません
Past (datta)ナショナルだった
Past negative (dewa nakatta)ナショナルではなかった
Te form (de)ナショナルで
Adverbial (ni)ナショナルに
Conditional (nara)ナショナルなら

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym国民的こくみんてきNeutralRefers to what concerns the whole citizenry or is beloved nationwide, as in 「国民的合意」「国民的アイドル」; 「ナショナル」 leans more to the state level.
  • Synonym全国的ぜんこくてきNeutralStresses geographic spread across the whole country, as in 「全国的に雨」; the adverb 「全国的に」 is very common; 「ナショナル」 leans to the state level.
  • Synonym国家的こっかてきWrittenConcerns the state itself or matters so large the state must handle, as in 「国家的プロジェクト」; more written/formal than 「ナショナル」.
  • AntonymローカルNeutralMeans limited to a particular region, as in 「ローカル線」; it stands opposite 「ナショナル」 on the national-vs-local axis.

「ナショナル」 mostly appears in compounds like 「ナショナルチーム」「ナショナルブランド」. Use 「国民的」 for what all citizens share or love, 「国家的」 for state-scale matters in formal prose, 「全国的」 for nationwide spread, 「ローカル」 for the local opposite.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 国家こっかの。
  2. 国民こくみんの。
  3. 民族みんぞくの。
  4. 国立こくりつの。
  5. 全国ぜんこくの。
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