たいてき
Meanings
Adjective (な)
1. concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
Kanji used
tool
body
target
Pitch accent
たいてき
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Composed of
concrete; tangible; material
① 名詞に付けて「~のような」「~の性質の」「~についての」「~に関する」等の意を表わす形容動詞を造る。明清期の用法の影響と想像されるが、英語の接尾辞"-tic"の音写との説もある。② (俗語。主に「〜的な」「〜的に」の形で広く名詞・代名詞に付けて)「~の点」「~の上」「~に関する」といった意味を表す。③ (俗語。主に「〜的な」の形で広く語句に付けて)「~というような」「~という趣旨の」といった意味を表す。
Examples (11 in total)
What was the problem exactly?
What are you going to do, specifically?
That's a very specific question.
What exactly did I get wrong?
The warnings are clear and concrete.
How exactly does this work?
Goodness is abstract, a kind act is concrete.
Please give him detailed and specific directions.
A committee should apply the focus to the more concrete problem.
The municipal council should concentrate more on specific issues.
Please write in a way that concretely conveys the question.