Word Meaning 仮定

かてい katei

仮定 is read as かてい (katei) and means supposition.

Meaning

English

  1. supposition
  2. assumption
  3. hypothesis

Reading

Kana

かてい

Romaji

katei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 6406 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

仮決定

かりけってい

provisional ruling

仮説検定

かせつけんてい

hypothesis testing

仮定法過去

かていほうかこ

subjunctive past

仮定法

かていほう

subjunctive mood

仮定条件

かていじょうけん

hypothetical situation

仮定法相当語句

かていほうそうとうごく

subjunctive equivalent

仮定形

かていけい

hypothetical form (of verbs and adjectives in modern Japanese)

仮定法過去完了

かていほうかこかんりょう

subjunctive past perfect

と仮定して

とかていして

assuming that ...

と仮定しても

とかていしても

even assuming that ...

仮名

かめい

alias

仮面

かめん

mask

Example Sentences

7

かていのはなしをしている。

He is talking about a hypothetical situation.

Let's suppose it's true.

Let's suppose that he is here.

Let's suppose that she is here.

With the subjunctive past all the 'be' verbs become 'were', OK?

Suppose there was a worldwide oil shortage in ten years' time. What would happen to the industrialised countries?

Lander assumes that rioting and gang behavior are a result of poverty and poor economic conditions.