てき
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Suffix
1. -ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y
used to form adjectives from nouns
2. -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of
3. (something) like; along the lines of
used similarly to a quoting particle, esp. as 的な or 的なこと
4. -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned
after a noun or pronoun, esp. adverbially as ~に(は)
Suffix
Old-fashioned
Familiar language
Colloquialism
5. Mr.; Ms.; Mrs.
used as a form of address with names, work titles, etc. to denote either light disdain or familiarity
Pitch accent
て
き
Used in vocabulary (923 in total)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
intellectual
Examples (19 in total)
I hit the mark with the arrow.
Life is more hellish than hell itself.
I really love French things.
She had an unfriendly attitude.
This building is extremely innovative.
This building looks very futuristic.
Colloquial speech is used in everyday conversation.
Corporate earnings for the first quarter were disappointing.
I trust his executive ability.
My grandfather is still active at eighty.
How can you be so passive? Why don't you retaliate?
Tom is too old to be doing that.
Tyrannical governments frequently imprison their political opponents.
I made a temporary repair to the broken door.
This is a sociological study on abortion.
Must the woman always play the secondary role?
Global climatic changes may have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs.
With respect to financial matters, Mr. Jones knows more than anyone else in the company.
That decision, in turn, was affected by the geological structure of the hill itself.