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Chinese
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to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do something) to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do something); willing
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to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
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trad. (肯定)
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肯
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定
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simp. #(肯定)
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肯
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定
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Pronunciation
Adjective
肯定
- (attributive) certain; affirmative; positive
- fixed; certain; sure
Synonyms
- (certain): 正面 (zhèngmiàn)
- (fixed): 固定 (gùdìng), 確定/确定 (quèdìng), 一定 (yīdìng)
Adverb
肯定
- 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
- 一定 (yīdìng)
- 保準/保准 (bǎozhǔn) (colloquial)
- 保管 (bǎoguǎn)
- 保險/保险 (bǎoxiǎn) (dialectal)
- 勢必/势必 (shìbì)
- 定必 (ding6 bit1) (Cantonese)
- 局 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 必定 (bìdìng)
- 必然 (bìrán)
- 決計/决计 (juéjì)
- 準保/准保 (zhǔnbǎo)
- 準定/准定 (zhǔndìng)
- 無疑/无疑 (wúyí)
- 硬額/硬额 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
Verb
肯定
- to approve; to confirm; to affirm
- to be certain
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “to confirm”): 否定 (fǒudìng)
Noun
肯定
- approval; validation; affirmation
Derived terms
Japanese
Noun
肯定 • (kōtei)
- affirmation
- Antonym: 否定 (hitei)
Derived terms
Verb
肯定する • (kōtei suru) suru (stem 肯定し (kōtei shi), past 肯定した (kōtei shita))
- affirm, answer yes
Conjugation
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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肯定し
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こうていし
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kōtei shi
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Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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肯定し
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こうていし
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kōtei shi
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Shūshikei ("terminal")
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肯定する
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こうていする
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kōtei suru
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Rentaikei ("attributive")
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肯定する
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こうていする
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kōtei suru
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Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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肯定すれ
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こうていすれ
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kōtei sure
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Meireikei ("imperative")
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肯定せよ¹ 肯定しろ²
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こうていせよ¹ こうていしろ²
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kōtei seyo¹ kōtei shiro²
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Key constructions
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Passive
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肯定される
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こうていされる
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kōtei sareru
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Causative
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肯定させる 肯定さす
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こうていさせる こうていさす
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kōtei saseru kōtei sasu
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Potential
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肯定できる
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こうていできる
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kōtei dekiru
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Volitional
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肯定しよう
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こうていしよう
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kōtei shiyō
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Negative
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肯定しない
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こうていしない
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kōtei shinai
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Negative continuative
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肯定せず
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こうていせず
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kōtei sezu
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Formal
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肯定します
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こうていします
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kōtei shimasu
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Perfective
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肯定した
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こうていした
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kōtei shita
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Conjunctive
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肯定して
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こうていして
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kōtei shite
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Hypothetical conditional
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肯定すれば
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こうていすれば
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kōtei sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Antonyms
Korean
Noun
肯定 • (geungjeong) (hangeul 긍정)
- hanja form? of 긍정 (“affirmation”)
Vietnamese
Verb
肯定
- chữ Hán form of khẳng định (“to affirm”).