相対的|そうたいてきsoutaiteki
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Definitions
- na-adjectiverelative
Conjugation
| Plain form | 相対的（そうたいてき） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 相対的です（そうたいてきです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 相対的ではない（そうたいてきではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 相対的ではありません（そうたいてきではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 相対的だった（そうたいてきだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 相対的ではなかった（そうたいてきではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 相対的で（そうたいてきで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 相対的に（そうたいてきに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 相対的なら（そうたいてきなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym比較的ひかくてきNeutralAn adverb for 'comparatively, relatively', as in 「比較的安い」. 「相対的」 is a na-adjective for things that hold only in contrast to something else.
- Related割にわりにCasualColloquial adverb meaning 'fairly, surprisingly so', as in 「割に安い」. 「相対的」 is a written-style na-adjective.
- Related割合にわりあいにNeutralAn adverb meaning 'relatively, more than expected', as in 「割合に早い」. 「相対的」 centers on the contrastive relation itself.
- Related割とわりとCasualColloquial adverb meaning 'fairly, quite', as in 「割と簡単」. 「相対的」 centers on contrastive relations between things.
- Related割り方わりかたCasualColloquial adverb meaning 'quite, more than expected'. 「相対的」 centers on contrastive relations between things.
- RelatedわりかしCasualColloquial adverb meaning 'quite, unexpectedly so'. 「相対的」 centers on contrastive relations between things.
- Antonym絶対的ぜったいてきWrittenA written/formal word for 'absolute', not dependent on comparison with anything else; the direct antonym of 「相対的」.
Use 「相対的」 for things that hold only in contrast to something else, as in 「相対的に見る」 and 「相対評価」. For 'comparatively' pick 「比較的」; in speech use 「割と」 or 「割に」. The opposite is 「絶対的」.
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