正(ただ)しい

ただしい
i-adjective
correct, right
descriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present正(ただ)しい正(ただ)しくない
Past正(ただ)しかった正(ただ)しくなかった
て form正(ただ)しくて正(ただ)しくなくて
Adverbial正(ただ)しく—
Conditional ば正(ただ)しければ正(ただ)しくなければ
Conditional たら正(ただ)しかったら正(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.
この答(こた)えは正(ただ)しいです。
This answer is correct.
Please teach me the correct way to read it.
正(ただ)しいことをしましょう。
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.

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

Forms

Usage

1. Factually correct: 答(こた)えが正(ただ)しい (the answer is correct)
2. Morally right: 正(ただ)しいことをする (to do the right thing)
3. Proper/appropriate: 正(ただ)しい使(つか)い方(かた) (proper usage)

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