- 1. [n, adj-na, adj-no] satisfaction; pride; triumph; elation
- 2. [n, adj-na, adj-no] one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty
- 3. [n] regular customer; regular client; patron
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) | とくいな | (tokuina) |
| Non-past, plain | とくいだ | (tokuida) |
| Non-past, polite | とくいです | (tokuidesu) |
| Past, plain | とくいだった | (tokuidatta) |
| Past, polite | とくいでした | (tokuideshita) |
| Negative, plain | とくいじゃない | (tokuijanai) |
| Negative, polite | とくいじゃないです | (tokuijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | とくいじゃなかった | (tokuijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | とくいじゃなかったです | (tokuijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | とくいで | (tokuide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | とくいなら | (tokuinara) |
Kanji in this word
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得
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefitOn: トク (toku)Kun: え.る (e.ru)、 う.る (u.ru)
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意
idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, likingOn: イ (i)
Example Sentences
彼は彼の洞察力を得意に思っている。
He congratulates himself on his foresight.
あなたは数学が得意ですか。
Are you good at mathematics?