神秘的|しんぴてきshinpiteki
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- na-adjectivemysterious; mystical
Conjugation
| Plain form | 神秘的(しんぴてき) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 神秘的です(しんぴてきです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 神秘的ではない(しんぴてきではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 神秘的ではありません(しんぴてきではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 神秘的だった(しんぴてきだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 神秘的ではなかった(しんぴてきではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 神秘的で(しんぴてきで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 神秘的に(しんぴてきに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 神秘的なら(しんぴてきなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymミステリアスNeutralLoanword for something enigmatic; often describes a person's allure and carries a stylish, fashionable feel. Very close in meaning to 「神秘的」.
- Synonym神秘しんぴNeutralA noun meaning mystery or mystique, as in 「自然の神秘」; 「神秘的」 is its adjectival-noun form. Use this when you need a noun.
- Synonym不可思議ふかしぎWrittenA written, formal word for something inexplicable or unfathomable. Originally a Buddhist term; in ordinary modern use it generally has no religious overtone.
- Synonym不思議ふしぎNeutralThe everyday word for strange or mysterious and by far the most common of these; it doesn't necessarily suggest anything sacred or otherworldly.
- Antonym世俗的せぞくてきNeutralThe antonym: worldly, mundane, ordinary. It contrasts directly with the transcendent, otherworldly feel of 「神秘的」.
Use 「神秘的」 for things that transcend ordinary understanding and feel wondrously unfathomable, as in 「神秘的な雰囲気」 or 「神秘的な湖」. For the noun say 「神秘」, for the loanword 「ミステリアス」, for everyday strangeness 「不思議」; the antonym is 「世俗的」.
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