一定

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Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
to set; to fix; to determine
to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
 
simp. and trad.
(一定) 		一 定

Pronunciation

Adjective

一定

  1. fixed; specific; regular
  2. given; particular
  3. proper; fair; due

Synonyms

Adverb

一定

  1. definitely; certainly; surely; must
    我一定會好起來的。 [MSC, trad.]
    我一定会好起来的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ yīdìng huì hǎo qǐlái de.
    I will get better.
    付出一定會有回報。 [MSC, trad.]
    付出一定会有回报。 [MSC, simp.]
    Fùchū yīdìng huì yǒu huíbào.
    You will surely be rewarded if you put in some effort.
    學習漢語發音一定要分清楚調類。 [MSC, trad.]
    学习汉语发音一定要分清楚调类。 [MSC, simp.]
    Xuéxí hànyǔ fāyīn yīdìng yào fēn qīngchǔ diàolèi.
    It is essential to distinguish different tones when studying Chinese.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一 定
いつ > いっ
Grade: 1 		てい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

一(いっ)定(てい) • (ittei) 

  1. something that is set one way and will not change; something that is fixed; something that is regular
    水温(すいおん)を一定(いってい)に保(たも)つ
    suion o ittei ni tamotsu
    to maintain water at a fixed temperature

Verb

一(いっ)定(てい)する • (ittei suru) intransitive suru (stem 一(いっ)定(てい)し (ittei shi), past 一(いっ)定(てい)した (ittei shita))

  1. be fixed, equal

Conjugation

Conjugation of "一定する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 一定し いっていし ittei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 一定し いっていし ittei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 一定する いっていする ittei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 一定する いっていする ittei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 一定すれ いっていすれ ittei sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 一定せよ¹
一定しろ² 		いっていせよ¹
いっていしろ² 		ittei seyo¹
ittei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 一定される いっていされる ittei sareru
Causative 一定させる
一定さす 		いっていさせる
いっていさす 		ittei saseru
ittei sasu
Potential 一定できる いっていできる ittei dekiru
Volitional 一定しよう いっていしよう ittei shiyō
Negative 一定しない いっていしない ittei shinai
Negative continuative 一定せず いっていせず ittei sezu
Formal 一定します いっていします ittei shimasu
Perfective 一定した いっていした ittei shita
Conjunctive 一定して いっていして ittei shite
Hypothetical conditional 一定すれば いっていすれば ittei sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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

Korean

Hanja in this term
一定

Noun

一定 • (iljeong) (hangeul 일정)

  1. hanja form? of 일정 (“a certain”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
一定

Adjective

一定

chữ Hán form of nhất định.

  1. fixed, certain, given
  2. determined (to do something)
  3. sure (to do something)
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