- 1. [adj-na] scientific
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) | かがくてきな | (kagakutekina) |
| Non-past, plain | かがくてきだ | (kagakutekida) |
| Non-past, polite | かがくてきです | (kagakutekidesu) |
| Past, plain | かがくてきだった | (kagakutekidatta) |
| Past, polite | かがくてきでした | (kagakutekideshita) |
| Negative, plain | かがくてきじゃない | (kagakutekijanai) |
| Negative, polite | かがくてきじゃないです | (kagakutekijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | かがくてきじゃなかった | (kagakutekijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | かがくてきじゃなかったです | (kagakutekijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | かがくてきで | (kagakutekide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | かがくてきなら | (kagakutekinara) |
Kanji in this word
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科
department, course, sectionOn: カ (ka)
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学
study, learning, scienceOn: ガク (gaku)Kun: まな.ぶ (mana.bu)
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的
bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective endingOn: テキ (teki)Kun: まと (mato)
Example Sentences
彼の方法は科学的ではない。
His methods are not scientific.