1 Minute Japanese: 的 Teki

For Upper Beginners: 1 Minute Japanese lesson on using 的 to make nouns into adjectives.

Sakurataikichi mentioned 「習慣的」is more literary than spoken. In other words, you probably won't hear it spoken, even though it is used in formal writings.

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[franziiii]

What does that "な" implicate? I understood the "teki" part though

[thejapanshop]

@franziiii The "na" is used with some adjectives when placed before nouns. genki na ko -- a healthy/happy/excited child

[uchicha666]

hm I understood, but "Teki" means also an "enemy" (noun), ain't I right?

[thejapanshop]

Yes, but it is a different kanji: 敵

[TAINAGREEN2009]

this is freaking hard

[Ktotheane]

I love teki !

[teas781]

well, I'm Japanese and don't know Chinese so well.

I just interested in the follows heard some years ago.

The Kanji "的" of Chinese means "の".

And there're shops in towns in China & Taiwan, using Japanese "の" instead of "的".

That sort of communication (cultural exchange, relations) exist^^

And personally, I sometimes use 的 without の in my sentence today.

[Ikizami]

@JpopAve Think of it as "Nationwide." Such as 全国的な慶祝 = Nationwide Celebration

[frankenboston]

@ts23944 interesting :)

[kankenkankenkanken]

I don feel difficult for japnese because i can understand all the chinese characters~~ yeahyeah.

BUT i feel very very difficult to learn english well~.

[AkibakeiRiE]

@JpopAve national or nationwide

[JpopAve]

I once saw the word 全国的 I get that the first two kanji mean whole country, but then i couldn't figure out how to translate into an adjective .... "whole country-ish" ????

[philiphoward123]

Now THAT was USEFUL!!