ファンタスティックfantasutikku
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- na-adjectivefantastic
Conjugation
| Plain form | ファンタスティック |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | ファンタスティックです |
| Negative (dewa nai) | ファンタスティックではない |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | ファンタスティックではありません |
| Past (datta) | ファンタスティックだった |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | ファンタスティックではなかった |
| Te form (de) | ファンタスティックで |
| Adverbial (ni) | ファンタスティックに |
| Conditional (nara) | ファンタスティックなら |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym素敵すてきNeutralLovely and charming, common in speech as in 「素敵な夜」; softer than 「ファンタスティック」 and with no sense of the fantastical.
- Synonym素晴らしいすばらしいNeutralWonderful and brilliant; the everyday default, as in 「素晴らしい景色」, and free of the dreamlike color 「ファンタスティック」 can carry.
- Synonym最高さいこうNeutralThe best; a colloquial exclamation like 「最高!」 that stresses excitement, without any hint of the strange or fantastical.
- Synonym見事みごとNeutralSplendid and masterly, as in 「見事な演技」; praises skill so fine it compels admiration.
- SynonymワンダフルNeutralA loanword meaning wonderful, likewise much used in advertising; it lacks the fantastical sense 「ファンタスティック」 can have.
- Synonym驚異的きょういてきNeutralAstounding, as in 「驚異的な記録」; stresses a degree that makes people marvel.
- Related並み外れなみはずれNeutralFar above the average in degree or scale; covers talent as in 「並外れた才能」, also strength or numbers; leans toward objective description.
- Related抜群ばつぐんNeutralStanding out from the crowd, as in 「抜群の成績」; stresses being far ahead of others.
- Related非凡ひぼんWrittenWritten style; talent or insight far beyond the ordinary, as in 「非凡な才能」; stresses exceptional ability, with no fantastical feel.
- RelatedすごいCasualAmazing; the most common colloquial choice, fitting good or bad things as in 「すごい!」; far more casual than 「ファンタスティック」.
- Related桁外れけたはずれNeutralOff the scale, as in 「桁外れの強さ」; stresses sheer size or degree, with no fantastical nuance.
- RelatedとてつもないNeutralAbsurdly enormous, as in 「とてつもない量」; stresses scale and can be praise or criticism.
- Related人並みはずれたひとなみはずれたWrittenWritten style; ability, physique and the like beyond ordinary people, as in 「人並み外れた努力」; modifies only human traits.
- Related桁違いけたちがいNeutralIn a different league, as in 「桁違いの強さ」; stresses comparison with others and a gap of more than one notch.
- AntonymありふれたNeutralCommonplace and seen everywhere — the opposite of the strange, novel 「ファンタスティック」.
- Antonym平凡なNeutralOrdinary and unremarkable — the opposite of the astonishing 「ファンタスティック」.
「ファンタスティック」 covers both the fantastical and enthusiastic praise, often in ads or with an English flavor; for everyday 'amazing' use 「素晴らしい」 or 「すごい」. Pick 「素敵」 for charm, 「最高」 for excited praise, 「見事」/「抜群」 for skill or results, 「驚異的」/「桁外れ」/「並み外れ」/「途轍もない」/「桁違い」 for astonishing scale, and 「非凡」/「人並みはずれた」 for exceptional ability; 「有り触れた」 and 「平凡な」 are the opposites.
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