(ただ)しい

ただしい
adjective (i-adjective)
correct, right
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(ただ)しい(ただ)しくない
Past(ただ)しかった(ただ)しくなかった
て form(ただ)しくて(ただ)しくなくて
Adverbial(ただ)しく
Conditional ば(ただ)しければ(ただ)しくなければ
Conditional たら(ただ)しかったら(ただ)しくなかったら
1. correct, right, accurate
Free from error, conforming to fact or truth. Also means morally right or proper.
この(こた)(ただ)しいです
This answer is correct.
Please teach me the correct way to read it.
(ただ)しいことしましょう
Let's do the right thing.
Moral sense
It was difficult to choose the correct answer on the test.
The teacher teaches us the correct way to use Japanese, so it's very educational.

(ただ)しい is an i-adjective meaning "correct" (factually accurate) or "right" (morally proper).

FORMS:

  • Adverb: (ただ)しく (correctly)
  • Noun: (ただ)しさ (correctness; righteousness)
  • Negative: (ただ)しくない

MEANINGS:
1. Factually correct: (こた)(ただ)しい (the answer is correct)
2. Morally right: (ただ)しいことする (to do the right thing)
3. Proper/appropriate: (ただ)しい使(つか)(かた) (proper usage)

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