副次的|ふくじてきfukujiteki[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- na-adjectivesecondary
Conjugation
| Plain form | 副次的（ふくじてき） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 副次的です（ふくじてきです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 副次的ではない（ふくじてきではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 副次的ではありません（ふくじてきではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 副次的だった（ふくじてきだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 副次的ではなかった（ふくじてきではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 副次的で（ふくじてきで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 副次的に（ふくじてきに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 副次的なら（ふくじてきなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym二次的にじてきWrittenBasically interchangeable with 「副次的」; refers to secondary issues derived from the main thing, and leans toward written prose.
- Synonym二義的にぎてきWrittenStresses that something is not fundamental or essential and of low importance; more abstract than 「副次的」, used in written prose.
- Related補助的ほじょてきNeutralDescribes something playing an auxiliary role, emphasizing how it helps the main thing; not necessarily an incidental derived result.
- Antonym主要しゅようNeutralMeans chief or central; the direct opposite of the secondary, incidental 「副次的」.
Use 「副次的」 for secondary, derived effects or aspects. 「二次的」 is a near-interchangeable written alternative; 「二義的」 stresses non-essential, low importance; 「補助的」 highlights a supporting role; 「主要」 is the antonym.
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