断片的|だんぺんてきdanpenteki
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Definitions
- na-adjectivefragmentary
Conjugation
| Plain form | 断片的（だんぺんてき） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 断片的です（だんぺんてきです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 断片的ではない（だんぺんてきではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 断片的ではありません（だんぺんてきではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 断片的だった（だんぺんてきだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 断片的ではなかった（だんぺんてきではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 断片的で（だんぺんてきで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 断片的に（だんぺんてきに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 断片的なら（だんぺんてきなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related不完全ふかんぜんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means incomplete or defective, as in 「不完全な情報」; 「断片的」 stresses scattered, disconnected bits.
- Related中途半端ちゅうとはんぱNeutralNeutral. Refers to something left half-done or not thorough, as in 「中途半端な知識」; 「断片的」 stresses being scattered.
- Antonym全体的ぜんたいてきNeutralNeutral. Concerned with the whole rather than parts; the direct opposite of the scattered fragments of 「断片的」.
- Antonym体系的たいけいてきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means systematic and well-organized, the opposite of the scattered nature of 「断片的」.
Use 「断片的」 for memories or information that come in scattered bits, as in 「断片的な記憶」. For something incomplete use 「不完全」, for something half-done use 「中途半端」, and for something systematic use 「体系的」.
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