対照的|たいしょうてきtaishouteki
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- na-adjectivecontrastive
Conjugation
| Plain form | 対照的(たいしょうてき) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 対照的です(たいしょうてきです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 対照的ではない(たいしょうてきではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 対照的ではありません(たいしょうてきではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 対照的だった(たいしょうてきだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 対照的ではなかった(たいしょうてきではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 対照的で(たいしょうてきで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 対照的に(たいしょうてきに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 対照的なら(たいしょうてきなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related対比的たいひてきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Focuses on comparing two or more things side by side to bring out differences or features, while 「対照的」 stresses that the differences are striking.
- Antonym類似的WrittenWritten/formal prose. Means 'similar' — the opposite of 「対照的」, which highlights sharp differences.
- Antonym同一的WrittenWritten/formal prose. Means 'identical' — the opposite of the strongly contrastive 「対照的」.
Use 「対照的」 when two things differ sharply and form a contrast, as in 「対照的な性格」「対照的な結果」. For comparing things, use 「対比的」; its opposites are 「類似的」 and 「同一的」.
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