典型的|てんけいてきtenkeiteki
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Definitions
- na-adjectivetypical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
Conjugation
| Plain form | 典型的（てんけいてき） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 典型的です（てんけいてきです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 典型的ではない（てんけいてきではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 典型的ではありません（てんけいてきではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 典型的だった（てんけいてきだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 典型的ではなかった（てんけいてきではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 典型的で（てんけいてきで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 典型的に（てんけいてきに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 典型的なら（てんけいてきなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym代表的だいひょうてきNeutralFor things that can stand for the whole, as in 「代表的な作品」; 「典型的」 stresses best matching the features of a type.
- Synonym類型的るいけいてきWrittenWritten/formal prose: fitting a fixed pattern and lacking individuality, often pejorative; 「典型的」 is a neutral standard example.
- Related一般的いっぱんてきNeutralMeans common or widespread; 「典型的」 highlights the concentrated embodiment of a type's features.
- Related特徴的とくちょうてきNeutralMeans having clear, distinctive traits that set something apart; 「典型的」 is the most standard look of a type.
- Antonym異例いれいWrittenWritten/formal prose: rare, unusual special cases, the reverse of the regular picture 「典型的」 paints.
- Antonym特異とくいWrittenMeans peculiar or unlike others, the opposite of 「典型的」; can also mean exceptionally outstanding.
Use 「典型的」 for what best embodies the features of a type, and 「代表的」 for what represents the whole; the opposites are 「異例」, a rare exception, and 「特異」, something peculiar.
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