ネイティブ
also: ネイティヴ · ネーティブ · ネーティヴ · ネイチブ
Meanings
native; indigenous
Used as an adjectival noun or noun to describe something or someone native to a place, language, or environment. Often used in contexts like ネイティブな発音 (native pronunciation) or ネイティブの植物 (native plants).
She speaks native English.
I'm researching the native plants of this region.
Abbreviation of ネイティブスピーカー. Commonly used in language learning contexts to refer to a native speaker of a language.
See also: ネイティブスピーカー
There is a native-speaker teacher in the English conversation class.
I rarely have a chance to speak with a native speaker.
Usage patterns
- 〈言語〉のネイティブa native speaker of a language
He's a native speaker of English, so his pronunciation is clean.
- ネイティブ並みの〈物〉at a level comparable to a native speaker
She speaks English with pronunciation on par with a native speaker.
- ネイティブに〈動詞〉を教わるto be taught something by a native speaker
I was taught the trick to pronunciation by a native speaker.
- ネイティブでも〈事〉even native speakers (do/experience something)
Even native speakers sometimes get the usage of this word wrong.