確定|かくていkakutei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbdecision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 確定する（かくていする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 確定します（かくていします） |
| Negative (nai) | 確定しない（かくていしない） |
| polite (masen) | 確定しません（かくていしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 確定せず・確定せぬ（かくていせず・かくていせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 確定した（かくていした） |
| polite (mashita) | 確定しました（かくていしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 確定しなかった（かくていしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 確定しませんでした（かくていしませんでした） |
| Te form | 確定して（かくていして） |
| Potential | 確定できる（かくていできる） |
| Passive | 確定される（かくていされる） |
| Causative | 確定させる（かくていさせる） |
| Causative passive | 確定させられる（かくていさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 確定すれば（かくていすれば） |
| tara | 確定したら（かくていしたら） |
| Volitional | 確定しよう（かくていしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 確定しましょう（かくていしましょう） |
| Imperative | 確定しろ（かくていしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym決定けっていNeutralFocuses on making a decision, as in 「方針を決定する」; can also mean a matter being settled. 「確定」 stresses that a result is fixed and won't change, as in 「当選確定」.
- Synonym決するけっするWrittenWritten/formal prose; to decide or settle, as in 「勝敗を決する」 and 「意を決する」; dignified in tone. 「確定」 stresses a result being fixed and unchanging.
- Synonym決めるきめるNeutralNative Japanese verb meaning to decide or choose; the most common everyday word, as in 「日程を決める」. 「確定」 is more formal and stresses that the result is already fixed.
- Related決着けっちゃくNeutralA dispute or contest reaching a result, as in 「決着がつく」; mostly for disputes and matches. 「確定」 applies to any matter being settled.
- Related解決かいけつNeutralSolving a problem or case, as in 「問題解決」; the point is handling the trouble well. 「確定」 only says a matter is settled, with no sense of dealing with it.
- Related収まりおさまりNeutralA situation calming down or reaching a close, as in 「収まりがつく」; also things fitting neatly in place. 「確定」 means a matter being formally settled.
- Related指定していNeutralPicking out and naming one from among many, as in 「指定席」 or 「日時を指定する」; the point is designating a choice. 「確定」 stresses being fixed and unchanging.
- Related確立かくりつWrittenWritten/formal; systems, positions, etc. being firmly established, as in 「地位の確立」; the point is solid establishment. 「確定」 stresses being fixed and unchanging.
- Related判定はんていNeutralJudging right or wrong, pass or fail, or win or loss by a standard, as in 「判定勝ち」 and 「合否判定」. 「確定」 is about the result being settled, not the judging process.
- Related落着らくちゃくWrittenWritten/formal; a matter being concluded or settled, often in the set phrase 「一件落着」. 「確定」 covers all sorts of matters, from dates to lists.
- Related決定づけるけっていづけるWrittenWritten/formal; makes a result final or plays the decisive role, as in 「勝敗を決定づける」; the subject is usually a factor. 「確定」 is the matter itself being settled.
- Related締めくくりしめくくりNeutralWrapping up or summing up an event or piece of writing, as in 「会の締めくくり」; the point is the closing. 「確定」 is about being settled, not about wrapping up.
- Antonym不確定ふかくていNeutralAntonym: uncertain, unable to be pinned down, as in 「不確定要素」; unlike 「未確定」 (not yet decided), it stresses that a thing is hard to pin down.
- Antonym未確定みかくていNeutralAntonym: not yet settled, still pending, as in 「未確定の情報」; the opposite of 「確定」, which means already fixed.
Use 「確定」 for a matter being settled and no longer changing, as in 「当選確定」. For making a decision, use 「決定」; in everyday speech, 「決める」; for a dispute or match being concluded, 「決着」. The opposites are 「未確定」 and 「不確定」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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