不特定|ふとくていfutokutei[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- no-adjective, na-adjectiveunspecified; random; indefinite
Conjugation
| Plain form | 不特定(ふとくてい) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 不特定です(ふとくていです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 不特定ではない(ふとくていではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 不特定ではありません(ふとくていではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 不特定だった(ふとくていだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 不特定ではなかった(ふとくていではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 不特定で(ふとくていで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 不特定に(ふとくていに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 不特定なら(ふとくていなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related一般的いっぱんてきNeutralNeutral. Stresses what is common or typical, as in 「一般的な考え」; it does not carry the sense of an unidentified, open-ended target that 「不特定」 has.
- Antonym特定とくていNeutralNeutral. Restricts things to a definite, concrete target — the direct opposite of 「不特定」, where who or what is involved is left open.
Use 「不特定」 for an open, unidentified target — common in legal and public-health contexts, as in 「不特定多数の人」. Choose 「特定」 when the target is pinned down, and 「一般的」 for what is simply common or typical.
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