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Japanese verb法的 (houteki) Conjugation
法的 (houteki) means “legal”. It is a な-adjective verb. It is a な-adjective: it takes な before a noun (法的な) and だ or です after it, so 法的だ, 法的でした, 法的に. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- legal
- Type
- な-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 法的
- Reading
- ほうてき
- Romaji
- houteki
- Negative
- 法的じゃない
- Past
- 法的だった
- Te-form
- 法的で
- Adverb
- 法的に
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 法的だ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 法的じゃない / 法的ではない |
| Polite | 法的です |
| Polite negative | 法的じゃありません / 法的ではありません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 法的だった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 法的じゃなかった / 法的ではなかった |
| Polite | 法的でした |
| Polite negative | 法的じゃありませんでした / 法的ではありませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 法的で |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 法的じゃなくて / 法的ではなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 法的なら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 法的でなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 法的だったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 法的じゃなかったら / 法的ではなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 法的に |
|---|
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- 適時 (tekiji)timely, opportune
About these tables
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