文法的(ぶんぽうてき)

ぶんぽうてき
na-adjective
grammatical; relating to grammar
language
1. grammatical; relating to grammar
Concerning grammar, or judged according to the rules of grammar. Often used in the adverbial form 文法的(ぶんぽうてき)に, meaning 'grammatically.'
文法的(ぶんぽうてき)な誤(あやま)り。
A grammatical error.
この文(ぶん)は文法的(ぶんぽうてき)に正(ただ)しい。
This sentence is grammatically correct.
The meaning gets across, but it is a slightly unnatural expression grammatically.

Composed of 文法(ぶんぽう) (grammar) + the suffix 的(てき) (-ical, relating to). Most often appears in the adverbial form 文法的(ぶんぽうてき)に (grammatically).

Common collocations

Usage

Like other 的(てき) words, it takes な before a noun (文法的(ぶんぽうてき)な) and に before a verb or adjective (文法的(ぶんぽうてき)に).