適格|てきかくtekikaku[0]heiban (flat)
てっかくtekkaku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, nouneligible; qualified; competent
Conjugation
| Plain form | 適格（てきかく） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 適格です（てきかくです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 適格ではない（てきかくではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 適格ではありません（てきかくではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 適格だった（てきかくだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 適格ではなかった（てきかくではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 適格で（てきかくで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 適格に（てきかくに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 適格なら（てきかくなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym資格のあるNeutralExplanatory phrase meaning having the qualifications; the focus is on the qualification itself.
- Synonym条件を満たしたNeutralExplanatory phrase meaning having met the conditions; the focus is on fulfilling the requirements.
- RelatedふさわしいNeutralFitting or appropriate, stressing a match with one's status or the occasion; 「適格」 stresses having the qualifications and meeting the requirements.
- Antonym不適格ふてきかくWrittenA written/formal term for not meeting the qualifications, the direct opposite of 「適格」, as in 「不適格者」.
Use 「適格」 for meeting set qualifications or the demands of a job or role, as in 「適格者」「リーダーとして適格」; use 「ふさわしい」 for what is fitting or suited to the occasion. 「資格のある」 and 「条件を満たした」 are explanatory alternatives; 「不適格」 is the opposite.
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