～得意

About

得意とくい is a な-adjective/noun that can be used to describe one's abilities. Usually, 得意とくい is translated as "good at", or "skilled/confident with".

We can use the が/は particle to attach 得意とくい to nouns, or nominalized verbs.

得意とくい can be used in reference to one's own abilities, or the abilities of others.

You can negate 得意とくい using じゃない or ではない to express "not confident with/not good at" or to describe something as "disliked".

Summary

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  得意とくい means "good at", or "skilled/confident with"

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  得意とくい can follow nouns or nominalized verbs using the が/は particle

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  得意とくい can be negated by じゃない or ではない