丁寧な（ていねいな、teineいna）
- polite
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TEINEI
丁寧
ていねい
NA
な
な
丁寧な (ていねいな, romaji: teineいna) means "polite" in Japanese. It is a N4 Low-level Na-Adjective word.
| Meaning: | polite |
| Level: | N4 Low |
| Lexical Category: | Na-Adjective (ナ形容詞) |
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Adjective Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Dict-form (辞書形) | ていねいな丁寧な |
Polite-form (丁寧形) | 丁寧です。 |
Connect-form (連用形) | 丁寧に + <Verb> |
Not-form (否定形) | 丁寧じゃない |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (過去形) | 丁寧だった |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 丁寧だ。 |
If-form (仮定形) | 丁寧ならば |
Noun-form (名詞形) | 丁寧さ |
AI Explanation
The Japanese word 丁寧な (ていねいな) describes something or someone that is polite, careful, considerate, and meticulous. It conveys a sense of respect, thoroughness, and attention to detail. It can apply to actions, speech, objects, or even people's personalities. 丁寧な often implies taking extra effort to ensure something is done correctly and with thoughtfulness.
⚫︎ 丁寧な対応 Translation: Polite/considerate response/handling ⚫︎ 丁寧な説明 Translation: Detailed/thorough explanation ⚫︎ 丁寧な字 Translation: Neat/beautiful handwriting
⚫︎ 丁寧な is used in various situations where politeness, care, or thoroughness are important. ⚫︎ It can describe how someone speaks (e.g., 丁寧な言葉遣い - polite language use), how something is done (e.g., 丁寧な作業 - careful work), or the characteristics of an object (e.g., 丁寧な包装 - careful packaging). ⚫︎ Use this word when you want to emphasize the effort, consideration, or politeness involved in something. ⚫︎ It's particularly useful in formal or professional contexts, but can also be used in everyday conversation to show appreciation or express a positive judgment.
⚫︎ The word is written in hiragana as ていねいな. ⚫︎ The kanji form is 丁寧な. ⚫︎ 丁寧 alone is the noun/adjectival noun form, and な is the adjectival ending. ⚫︎ The okurigana (送りがな) for 丁寧 is fixed, and there are no variations.
⚫︎ 礼儀正しい (れいぎただしい) - polite, well-mannered ⚫︎ 親切な (しんせつな) - kind, helpful ⚫︎ 細やかな (こまやかな) - meticulous, detailed ⚫︎ 念入りな (ねんいりな) - thorough, careful
⚫︎ ぞんざいな - casual, rough, careless ⚫︎ 不注意な (ふちゅういな) - careless, inattentive ⚫︎ いい加減な (いいかげんな) - irresponsible, sloppy
お客様には、常に丁寧な対応を心がけています。 ・Translation: We always try to provide polite service to our customers. ・Explanation: This sentence emphasizes the importance of polite and considerate service towards customers.
彼は丁寧な言葉遣いで話すので、とても好感が持てる。 ・Translation: He speaks with polite language, so he's very likable. ・Explanation: This sentence describes someone who speaks politely, making them well-liked.
The word 丁寧 is formed from the kanji 丁 (tei), meaning "carefully" or "exactly," and 寧 (nei), meaning "peaceful" or "calm." Together, they imply a state of carefulness, calmness, and respect. The addition of the adjectival suffix な (na) transforms it into an adjective.