1.
-like, -ish, -al, -ical
A suffix attached to nouns to create na-adjectives, indicating the quality or nature of something.
感動的な映画。
A moving movie.
間接的に影響を与えた。
It had an indirect influence.
感情的にならないでください。
Please don't get emotional.
〜的 is one of the most productive suffixes in Japanese. It attaches to nouns (especially Sino-Japanese compounds) to form na-adjectives.
USAGE PATTERNS:
- 名詞 + 的 + な + 名詞: modifier form
- 名詞 + 的 + に + 動詞: adverbial form
COMMON EXAMPLES:
- 基本的: basic, fundamental
- 一般的: general, common
- 具体的: concrete, specific
- 積極的: proactive, positive
- 消極的: passive, negative
- 科学的: scientific
- 歴史的: historical