専門的|せんもんてきsenmonteki
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- na-adjectivetechnical; specialist; professional; exclusive
Conjugation
| Plain form | 専門的(せんもんてき) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 専門的です(せんもんてきです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 専門的ではない(せんもんてきではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 専門的ではありません(せんもんてきではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 専門的だった(せんもんてきだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 専門的ではなかった(せんもんてきではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 専門的で(せんもんてきで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 専門的に(せんもんてきに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 専門的なら(せんもんてきなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymプロフェッショナルNeutralLoanword stressing professional standards and expertise; also means a professional person. 「専門的」 instead points to knowledge of a particular field.
- SynonymテクニカルNeutralNeutral loanword stressing technique and skill, as in 「テクニカルな問題」; mostly used for technical topics.
- Related職業的しょくぎょうてきWrittenA written/formal word for something done as one's profession; 「専門的」 stresses that the content requires specialized knowledge.
- Antonym一般的いっぱんてきNeutralAntonym meaning general or common, not tied to any particular field — the opposite of 「専門的」, which concerns a specific field.
- Antonym素人的NeutralAntonym meaning amateur or layman-level; opposes 「専門的」 only on the professional-versus-amateur axis and carries a pejorative layman nuance.
Default to 「専門的」 for content that requires specialized knowledge of a field. Use 「プロフェッショナル」 when stressing professional standards or a professional person. The opposites are 「一般的」 (general, not field-specific) and 「素人的」 (amateurish).
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


