フリーfurii
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- na-adjective, nounfree (of restraint, controls, etc.)
- no-adjectivefree (of charge)
- no-adjectivefreelance; independent
- nounfreelancer
- no-adjectiveone-size-fits-all
- noun, figure skatingfree skating; long program
Conjugation
| Plain form | フリー |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | フリーです |
| Negative (dewa nai) | フリーではない |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | フリーではありません |
| Past (datta) | フリーだった |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | フリーではなかった |
| Te form (de) | フリーで |
| Adverbial (ni) | フリーに |
| Conditional (nara) | フリーなら |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym自由じゆうNeutralThe general word for freedom from restraint or control, covering political and personal liberty; 「フリー」 additionally covers free of charge and freelance work.
- SynonymフリーダムNeutralA loanword for freedom and being unrestrained, mostly in slogans and titles of works; rare in everyday speech, and it never means free of charge or freelance.
- Related無制限むせいげんNeutralMeans having no limits, as in 「無制限に使える」, focusing on quantity or scope with no upper bound; 「フリー」 also covers free of charge and freelance.
- Related気ままきままNeutralDescribes acting or living as one pleases without regard for others, as in 「気ままな旅」, sometimes with a willful nuance; it has no free-of-charge sense.
- Related任意にんいWrittenA formal word meaning optional or left to the person's choice, as in 「任意保険」; 「フリー」 is more colloquial and usually means unrestrained or free of charge.
- Related随意ずいいWrittenA written word for doing as one wishes without restriction, as in 「ご随意に」; 「フリー」 also covers free of charge and freelance work.
- Antonym拘束こうそくNeutralThe antonym: restraining someone or limiting their freedom of movement, as in 「身柄を拘束する」; it stands opposite to 「フリー」 in its unrestrained sense.
Use 「フリー」 for being unrestrained, free of charge, or freelance, as in 「フリートーク」 and 「フリーWi-Fi」. For freedom in general say 「自由」, for no limits 「無制限」, and for optional 「任意」.
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