- 1. [suf, adj-na] -ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y — used to form adjectives from nouns
- 2. [suf, adj-na] -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of
- 3. [suf, adj-na] (something) like; along the lines of — used similarly to a quoting particle, esp. as 的な or 的なこと (col)
- 4. [suf, adj-na] -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned — after a noun or pronoun, esp. adverbially as ～に(は) (col)
- 5. [suf] Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. — used as a form of address with names, work titles, etc. to denote either light disdain or familiarity (fam, col, dated)
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | てきな | (tekina) |
| Non-past, plain | てきだ | (tekida) |
| Non-past, polite | てきです | (tekidesu) |
| Past, plain | てきだった | (tekidatta) |
| Past, polite | てきでした | (tekideshita) |
| Negative, plain | てきじゃない | (tekijanai) |
| Negative, polite | てきじゃないです | (tekijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | てきじゃなかった | (tekijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | てきじゃなかったです | (tekijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | てきで | (tekide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | てきなら | (tekinara) |
Kanji in this word
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的
bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective endingOn: テキ (teki)Kun: まと (mato)
Example Sentences
その女性は非常に協力的である。
The women are very supportive.