現代的|げんだいてきgendaiteki

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivemodern; modernistic
    デザインも、アーチ型がたのロゴデザインにより現代的げんだいてきで「登場とうじょう感かん」「躍動やくどう感かん」のあるものに仕上しあげました。↗
    The design was also given the finishing touch to have launch impact and dynamism provided by the novelty of the arch shaped logo design.
Conjugation
Plain form現代的(げんだいてき)
Polite (desu)現代的です(げんだいてきです)
Negative (dewa nai)現代的ではない(げんだいてきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)現代的ではありません(げんだいてきではありません)
Past (datta)現代的だった(げんだいてきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)現代的ではなかった(げんだいてきではなかった)
Te form (de)現代的で(げんだいてきで)
Adverbial (ni)現代的に(げんだいてきに)
Conditional (nara)現代的なら(げんだいてきなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymモダンNeutralLoanword for modern and chic; stresses a trendy design style, while 「現代的」 stresses fitting today's society and its ideas.
  • Synonym近代的きんだいてきNeutralNew traits of the modern era, unlike the old days, as in 「近代的な設備」; stresses modernization more than 「現代的」.
  • Synonym今日的こんにちてきWrittenWritten/formal prose for up-to-date; focuses on current issues, as in 「今日的な問題」.
  • SynonymコンテンポラリーNeutralLoanword for contemporary, used mainly in art and dance with a professional feel.
  • Synonym今風いまふうNeutralColloquial for what is in style right now, as in 「今風の若者」; stresses current trends.
  • Related小粋こいきNeutralChic and playful with good taste; stresses small, dainty elegance and says nothing about the era.
  • RelatedおしゃれNeutralStylish and tasteful, for people, shops or interiors, as in 「お洒落な店」; colloquial, and not about the era.
  • Related瀟洒しょうしゃWrittenWritten/formal prose for smart elegance, often of buildings; does not stress being current.
  • RelatedシックNeutralFrench loanword for refined elegance, mostly about clothing; stresses taste.
  • RelatedファッショナブルNeutralLoanword for fashionable; stresses clothing trends, not social ideas.
  • Related今めかしいいまめかしいWrittenAn old word for modern-styled and newfangled; rarely used today, and more archaic in flavor than 「現代的」.
  • RelatedスタイリッシュNeutralColloquial loanword for looking sharp and tasteful; stresses a cool appearance.
  • RelatedハイカラNeutralMeiji-era word for Western-style chic; nostalgic in feel, and often teasing when used today.
  • Related洒落たしゃれたNeutralColloquial for stylish and tasteful, also witty, as in 「洒落た店」.
  • Antonym古典的こてんてきNeutralClassical; the opposite of the contemporary 「現代的」.
  • Antonym伝統的でんとうてきNeutralTraditional; the opposite of the contemporary 「現代的」.

Use 「現代的」 for things that fit the traits and ideas of today's society, as in 「現代的な考え方」 and 「現代的なデザイン」. For modernization-era features pick 「近代的」, for what is in fashion now 「今風」, and for stylish chic 「モダン」 or 「おしゃれ」. The opposites are 「伝統的」 and 「古典的」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 現代げんだいに相応ふさわしいさま。
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