二次的|にじてきnijiteki
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Definitions
- na-adjectivesecondary
Conjugation
| Plain form | 二次的（にじてき） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 二次的です（にじてきです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 二次的ではない（にじてきではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 二次的ではありません（にじてきではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 二次的だった（にじてきだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 二次的ではなかった（にじてきではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 二次的で（にじてきで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 二次的に（にじてきに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 二次的なら（にじてきなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym副次的ふくじてきNeutralBasically interchangeable with 「二次的」: something incidental that derives from the main thing, as in 「副次的な効果」.
- Synonym二義的にぎてきWrittenA written, formal word for what is not fundamental or essential, stressing low importance; more abstract than 「二次的」.
- Related補助的ほじょてきNeutralMeans auxiliary or supporting: it stresses helping the main thing and need not be something derived from it.
- Antonym一次的NeutralThe antonym: primary or first-order, also of the initial stage, as in 「一次的な原因」; opposed to derived 「二次的」.
Use 「二次的」 or the interchangeable 「副次的」 for something secondary that derives from the main thing, as in 「副次的な効果」; 「二義的」 stresses non-essential in formal prose; 「補助的」 is for auxiliary support; 「一次的」 is the opposite.
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