肯定

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Chinese

to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do something)
to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do something); willing
 
to set; to fix; to determine
to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
 
trad. (肯定) 肯 定
simp. #(肯定) 肯 定

Pronunciation

Adjective

肯定

  1. (attributive) certain; affirmative; positive
  2. fixed; certain; sure

Synonyms

Adverb

肯定

  1. surely; definitely; must be
    一路走來肯定不容易。 [MSC, trad.]
    一路走来肯定不容易。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yīlù zǒu lái kěndìng bùróngyì.
    The journey must have been difficult.
    我們肯定是沒有錢做什麼廣告了。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们肯定是没有钱做什么广告了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen kěndìng shì méiyǒu qián zuò shénme guǎnggào le.
    We definitely wouldn't have money for advertising.

Synonyms

Verb

肯定

  1. to approve; to confirm; to affirm
  2. to be certain

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “to confirm”): 否定 (fǒudìng)

Noun

肯定

  1. approval; validation; affirmation

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
肯 定
こう
Grade: S 		てい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

肯(こう)定(てい) • (kōtei) 

  1. affirmation
    Antonym: 否定 (hitei)

Derived terms

Verb

肯(こう)定(てい)する • (kōtei suru) suru (stem 肯(こう)定(てい)し (kōtei shi), past 肯(こう)定(てい)した (kōtei shita))

  1. affirm, answer yes

Conjugation

Conjugation of "肯定する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 肯定し こうていし kōtei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 肯定し こうていし kōtei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 肯定する こうていする kōtei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 肯定する こうていする kōtei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 肯定すれ こうていすれ kōtei sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 肯定せよ¹
肯定しろ² 		こうていせよ¹
こうていしろ² 		kōtei seyo¹
kōtei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 肯定される こうていされる kōtei sareru
Causative 肯定させる
肯定さす 		こうていさせる
こうていさす 		kōtei saseru
kōtei sasu
Potential 肯定できる こうていできる kōtei dekiru
Volitional 肯定しよう こうていしよう kōtei shiyō
Negative 肯定しない こうていしない kōtei shinai
Negative continuative 肯定せず こうていせず kōtei sezu
Formal 肯定します こうていします kōtei shimasu
Perfective 肯定した こうていした kōtei shita
Conjunctive 肯定して こうていして kōtei shite
Hypothetical conditional 肯定すれば こうていすれば kōtei sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Antonyms

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ “肯定Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Korean

Hanja in this term
肯定

Noun

肯定 • (geungjeong) (hangeul 긍정)

  1. hanja form? of 긍정 (“affirmation”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
肯定

Verb

肯定

  1. chữ Hán form of khẳng định (“to affirm”).
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