auxiliary N3 common casualpolitewritten
〜的 — -ic / -al
〜的 ・ てき
Meaning
- -ic / -al / -ive — a suffix that turns a noun into a na-adjective meaning 'relating to / in the nature of ~'
Key sentence
彼の意見はとても現実的だ。
His opinion is very realistic.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun + 的 (→ な before a noun, に as an adverb) | N + 的（な／に） | 積極的な / 経済的に |
Examples
もっと具体的に説明してください。
Please explain it more concretely.
個人的には、その案に賛成だ。
Personally, I'm in favor of that plan.
Easily confused with
Notes
- Highly productive with Sino-Japanese (kanji-compound) nouns. Colloquially it even attaches to pronouns and loanwords for a softening 'sort of' feel — 私的には ('personally, like…'). な before a noun, に as an adverb, plain 的 in compounds.
See 〜的 in real sentences
Jengo shows 〜的 the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled from published Japanese grammar references.