抽象的|ちゅうしょうてきchuushouteki
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Conjugation
| Plain form | 抽象的(ちゅうしょうてき) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 抽象的です(ちゅうしょうてきです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 抽象的ではない(ちゅうしょうてきではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 抽象的ではありません(ちゅうしょうてきではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 抽象的だった(ちゅうしょうてきだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 抽象的ではなかった(ちゅうしょうてきではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 抽象的で(ちゅうしょうてきで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 抽象的に(ちゅうしょうてきに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 抽象的なら(ちゅうしょうてきなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym観念的かんねんてきNeutralIdeas confined to the head and cut off from reality, often with a negative nuance; 「抽象的」 can also neutrally mean drawing out common elements.
- Related概念的がいねんてきNeutralGeneral and concept-based, with an academic flavor; it carries no nuance of being divorced from reality.
- Related理論的りろんてきNeutralGrounded in theory and contrasted with practice; 「抽象的」 is contrasted with the concrete instead.
- RelatedアブストラクトNeutralA loanword for abstract art or music, and for a paper abstract; used mainly in art and academic settings.
- Antonym具体的ぐたいてきNeutralThe direct opposite of 「抽象的」: concrete, with actual substance and detail.
Use 「抽象的」 for statements that are vague and not concrete, as in 「抽象的な説明」. For empty ideas detached from reality pick 「観念的」; for theory-based points 「理論的」; 「具体的」 is the opposite. 「アブストラクト」 covers abstract art and paper abstracts.
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