私的|してきshiteki[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectiveprivate; personal
    クリスはお気に入きにいりの女の子おんなのこ、ケイトがベスと私的してきな会話かいわをしているのを見みかけました。↗
    Chris saw his favorite girl, Kate, having a private conversation with Beth.
Conjugation
Plain form私的(してき)
Polite (desu)私的です(してきです)
Negative (dewa nai)私的ではない(してきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)私的ではありません(してきではありません)
Past (datta)私的だった(してきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)私的ではなかった(してきではなかった)
Te form (de)私的で(してきで)
Adverbial (ni)私的に(してきに)
Conditional (nara)私的なら(してきなら)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym個人的こじんてきNeutralThe everyday word for personal or private, as in 「個人的な意見」; 「私的」 is more at home in written prose and pairs with 「公的」.
  • SynonymプライベートNeutralLoanword for one's private life and privacy, as in 「プライベートな時間」; 「私的」 is the more written term.
  • SynonymパーソナルNeutralLoanword for things personal or for one's own use, as in 「パーソナルトレーナー」; 「私的」 is the more written term.
  • Antonym公的こうてきNeutralThe antonym on the public–private axis: public or official, as in 「公的機関」.
  • Antonym公共のNeutralMeans public and stands opposite 「私的」 on the public–private axis, as in 「公共の場」.

Use 「私的」 for the private side of the public–private divide, as in 「私的な用事」; it leans written. Use 「個人的」 for personal opinions and 「プライベート」 for one's private life. The antonym is 「公的」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 個人こじんに関かんするさま。
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