- 1. [adj-na] genuine; real; authentic; standard; orthodox
- 2. [adj-na] full-scale; full-blown; all-out; full-fledged; fully fledged; full; proper; real; earnest; serious
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) | ほんかくてきな | (honkakutekina) |
| Non-past, plain | ほんかくてきだ | (honkakutekida) |
| Non-past, polite | ほんかくてきです | (honkakutekidesu) |
| Past, plain | ほんかくてきだった | (honkakutekidatta) |
| Past, polite | ほんかくてきでした | (honkakutekideshita) |
| Negative, plain | ほんかくてきじゃない | (honkakutekijanai) |
| Negative, polite | ほんかくてきじゃないです | (honkakutekijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ほんかくてきじゃなかった | (honkakutekijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ほんかくてきじゃなかったです | (honkakutekijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ほんかくてきで | (honkakutekide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ほんかくてきなら | (honkakutekinara) |
Kanji in this word
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本
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical thingsOn: ホン (hon)Kun: もと (moto)
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格
status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)On: カク (kaku)、 コウ (kou)、 キャク (kyaku)、 ゴウ (gou)
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的
bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective endingOn: テキ (teki)Kun: まと (mato)
Example Sentences
本格的な休暇は３年ぶりだ。
It's three years since I had a real vacation.