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Noun + 【的】 てき "­-tic, -al, -ine, -able"

"­-tic, -al, -ine, -able, -ive, like-, - wise"
We add this suffix to a noun to make an adjective that describes a charac­ter­istic.
Formation:
+  的 +­ au­xiliary verb だ/です : to be ~
 Adjec­tiv­e :­ 〜的な 
 Adjec­tiv­e :­ 〜的に 
❗️❗️Note: You can’t just add this suffix to any noun. It only works with certain nouns.
 
Adj: N + 的な "­-in­g"
Adverb: N + 的に + Verb
Person + 的 “That’s so like (Someb­ody)”
Noun → な-Adj "­-in­g"
Noun → Adverb (Verb Modifier) “-ly, -like, -al”
Noun + Suffix “That’s so like (Someb­ody)”
Basic:
あの映画を見­て、感動した。 I saw that movie and I was moved.
それは【技術­】ぎじ­ゅつ的­に無理です。 That's techni­cally imposs­ible.
リサ的にはど­う思おもう？
 In a Lisa-way, what do you think?
Adding「的」 to make 「感動」 into an adjective:
朝ご飯は【習­慣】し­ゅうか­ん的に­毎朝食べます。 I custom­arily eat breakfast every morning.
それは本当に­タナカ­的な考­えかただな。 That is such a Tanaka-way of thinking.
あの映画は感­動的だった。 That movie was very moving.
そんな【感情­】かん­じょう­的にな­らなく­てもい­いのに。
 You don't have to get that emotional. (Speaking in terms of emotions, there's no need to get like that)
ここは【現実­的 】­げんじ­つてき­に考え­てみましょう。 Let’s be realistic here.
 この仕事に­は、【­実践的­ 】じ­っせん­てきな­【経験­】けい­けんが必要だ。 You need practical experi­ences for this job.
あれは感動的­な映画だった。 That was a very moving movie.

N +的 tic, al, ine, able, ive, like, ~ wise

Noun + 【的】てき
Noun +【圏】けん
Speaking in the sphere of (A), (B). (B) can only be said within the sphere of (A).
Occurring in the sphere of (A), (B). (B) only happens inside of (A).
彼女は【国民­】こく­みん的­アイド­ルです。She is a national star. (Speaking in terms of the nation, she is a star)
彼は英語【圏­】けん­の国に­【引っ­越しま­した】­ひっこ­しました。 He moved to an English speaking country. (A country within the English speaking world)
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❗️❗️Note: When you want to convey something that can be said from a specific standp­oint, 【的】てきwill be a logical choice.

Nouns with 的

開放
kaihou
openness
開放的
kaihouteki
open, ­ope­n-m­inded
知的
chiteki
intell­igent
積極的
sekkyo­kuteki
positive, vigorous, aggres­sive, assertive, pushy, active, enthus­iastic.
消極的
shouky­okuteki
passive
攻撃的
kougek­iteki
more a­ggr­ess­ive­ ch­aracter
感情的
kanjouteki
emotional
現実的
genjit­suteki
realistic
非現実的
higenj­its­uteki
unreal­istic
行動的
koudouteki
active
具体的
gutaiteki
concrete, practical
抽象的
chuush­outeki
 abstract
一般的
ippanteki
general
実践的
jissenteki
practical
論理的 
ronritkei
logical
論理的に言うと
Ronrit­eki ni iu to…
Logically speaking…
否定的
hiteiteki
negative
技術的
gijyut­suteki
technical
美的 
biteki
aesthetic
定期的
teikiteki
periodical
科学的
kagakuteki
scientific
心理的
shinriteki
psycho­logical
経済的
keizaiteki
economical
金銭的
kinsenteki
 financial
理想的
risouteki
ideal
私的
shiteki
personal
客観的 
kyakka­nteki
 objec­tively
主観的
shukanteki
subjec­tively
文化的
bunkateki
 cultural
芸術的 
geijut­suteki
 artful, artistic
友好的
yuukouteki
friendly
生産的 
seisanteki
productive
科学的
kagakuteki
scientific
日本的*
nihonteki
Japane­se,­ so­mething typical or repres­ent­ative

Adj + がる / がっている

い/な-Adj + がる / がっている
(を) ほしい + がる (this is a verb)
"To show signs of; to appear; to feel, to think ~"
"­He/she wants..." Express someone's strong desire or want for something.
彼は犬を怖がる。 He is (appears to be/seems to be) generally afraid of dogs.
クルーズ先生­は新し­い自転­車を欲しがる。 Cruise sensei wants a new bicycle (very badly).
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❗️❗️Note: がる (garu) is generally used for speaking in the 3rd person, but it is also acceptable to use it for yourself in some situat­ions.

Noun + 【無し】 なし "­Wit­hou­t"

1. なし：Same word as ない
-Like ない, なし means not exist, not present, without, missing.
問題なし。 No problem. / 問題ない。
 
2. なしで： Means "­without someth­ing­", where the particle で indicates the missing medium or thing:
あなたなしで­生きて­いけない。 I can't live without you.
 
3. なしに
今日は昼飯な­しにする。 I decided to go without lunch today.
❗️❗️Note: Although なし is an adjective, it is considered a noun, and used as such.
❗️❗️Since なし is considered a noun, it can be followed by the copula だ, by the particle の, and by に to become adverb. In this sense, なし has the same meaning and usage as ないこと
   

々 (のま)

々 (のま) is placed after a kanji to repeat it so that you don't have to write it twice.
-Since the 々 (のま) repeats the same kanji, the pronun­ciation is often the same.
-This also pluralize words because you are saying it twice.
【小々】しょ­うしょ­う：just a minute; small quantity
【人々】ひと­びと：­people
【島々】 しまじま：i­slands
【日々】ひび­：every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
【隅々】すみ­ずみ：­every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
【云々】うん­ぬん：and so on; and so forth; ete; and such; and the like
【云々】うん­ぬんす­る：c­omment; criticism
【様々】さま­ざま：­varied; various
【箇々】ここ­：in­div­idual; one by one; separate
【元々】もと­もと：­ori­gin­ally; by nature;