- 目的 — purpose / goal
- 的確 — precise / accurate
- 文化的 — cultural
- 歴史的 — historical
- 美的 — aesthetic
的 originally depicted a target or bullseye. Over time, it evolved into a productive suffix in Japanese, attaching to nouns to form adjectives (科学的 = scientific, 歴史的 = historical). Its frequency in modern written Japanese is extremely high.
彼の 考えは 論理的です。
His thinking is logical.
的に 当たった!
It hit the target!