的|てきteki[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. suffix, na-adjective-ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -yused to form adjectives from nouns
    The women are very supportive.
  2. suffix, na-adjective-like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of
  3. suffix, na-adjective(something) like; along the lines ofused similarly to a quoting particle, esp. as 的な or 的なこと
  4. suffix, na-adjective-wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concernedafter a noun or pronoun, esp. adverbially as ~に(は)
  5. suffixMr.; Ms.; Mrs.used as a form of address with names, work titles, etc. to denote either light disdain or familiarity
Conjugation
Plain form的(てき)
Polite (desu)的です(てきです)
Negative (dewa nai)的ではない(てきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)的ではありません(てきではありません)
Past (datta)的だった(てきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)的ではなかった(てきではなかった)
Te form (de)的で(てきで)
Adverbial (ni)的に(てきに)
Conditional (nara)的なら(てきなら)

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

Japanese definitions
  1. (テキ)名詞めいしに付つけて「~のような」「~の性質せいしつの」「~についての」「~に関かんする」等とうの意いを表あらわす形容けいよう動詞どうしを造つくる。明めい清期きよときの用法ようほうの影響えいきょうと想像そうぞうされるが、英語えいごの接尾辞せつびじ"-tic"の音写おんしゃとの説せつもある。
  2. (テキ)(俗語ぞくご。主おもに「〜的てきな」「〜的てきに」の形かたちで広ひろく名詞めいし・代名詞だいめいしに付つけて)「~の点てん」「~の上うえ」「~に関かんする」といった意味いみを表あらわす。
  3. (テキ)(俗語ぞくご。主おもに「〜的てきな」の形かたちで広ひろく語句ごくに付つけて)「~というような」「~という趣旨しゅしの」といった意味いみを表あらわす。
Kanji in this word
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