This is a word ending. It turns a noun into a describing word. It means 'like' or 'related to' something.
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This is a word ending. It turns a noun into a describing word. It means 'like' or 'related to' something.
個人的な意見ですが、この計画には反対です。
This is just my personal opinion, but I am against this plan.
その現象は科学的に説明できない。
That phenomenon cannot be explained scientifically.
彼はその知らせを聞いて、かなり感情的になった。
He became quite emotional after hearing that news.
ぶっちゃけ、金銭的にきついんだよね。
To be honest, things are tough financially.
結果的には成功でしたが、多くの課題が残りました。
In terms of the result it was a success, but many issues remained.
This ending makes a noun into an adjective. It shows something is 'like' or 'about' that noun. Think of it like adding '-al' or '-ic' in English.
This word is more formal. It is different from 〜っぽい (ppoi) and 〜みたい (mitai). Those words describe how something looks or feels. This word talks about types or ideas. For example, you can say 'childish' for behavior. But you use this word for 'educational' things. You would not say 'educational-like' with 〜っぽい.
Don't use this when you talk about cats. You say "cat-like" as "neko mitai". You do not say "neko teki". Use it with words that have two kanji. Do not use it with single kanji words. Do not use it with Japanese words. Do not use it with foreign words.
Use this when you want to describe a noun. You can also use it to describe how an action is done. Or you can use it to say what something is like.
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