Meanings

1. suffix, na-adjective-ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -yused to form adjectives from nouns
2. suffix, na-adjective-like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of
3. suffix, na-adjective(something) like; along the lines ofused similarly to a quoting particle, esp. as 的な or 的なこと
4. suffix, na-adjective-wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concernedafter a noun or pronoun, esp. adverbially as ～に(は)
5. suffixMr.; Ms.; Mrs.used as a form of address with names, work titles, etc. to denote either light disdain or familiarity

Examples

• 彼は外向的だ。

  He is outgoing.

• 彼は的に当てた。

  He hit the mark.

• 矢は的に当たった。

  The arrow hit the target.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

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