猛烈
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Base na-adjective form. Describes extreme intensity, violence, or vehemence. Used with 『な』 (na) to modify nouns, e.g., 『猛烈な嵐』 (mouretsu na arashi, 'violent storm').
Theme
At a sports bar, User and their coworker Yuta discuss a recent soccer match where a player showed intense emotion.
猛烈
もうれつ
violent / vehement / rage
Advanced ExpansionAbstract Concepts
Memory Hook
Picture a 'monster' (sounds like 'mouretsu') in a rage — it's violent and vehement! 'Monster rage' → 猛烈 (mouretsu, 'violent / Vehement').
Cultural Note
『猛烈』 (mouretsu, 'violent / Vehement') is often used in Japanese to describe intense emotions, efforts, or weather, such as in phrases like 『猛烈な努力』 (mouretsu na doryoku, 'fierce effort') or 『猛烈な暑さ』 (mouretsu na atsusa, 'intense heat').
Forms
Base: 猛烈Base na-adjective form. Describes extreme intensity, violence, or vehemence. Used with 『な』 (na) to modify nouns, e.g., 『猛烈な嵐』 (mouretsu na arashi, 'violent storm').
Negative: 猛烈ではないAdd 『ではない』 (de wa nai, 'is not') after the base form → 『猛烈ではない』 (mouretsu de wa nai).
Past: 猛烈だったAdd 『だった』 (datta, past copula) after the base form → 『猛烈だった』 (mouretsu datta).
Adverbial: 猛烈にAdd 『に』 (ni, adverbial marker) after the base form → 『猛烈に』 (mouretsu ni).
Comparative: より猛烈Comparative formed with modifier 『より』 (yori, 'more than') + base adjective.
Superlative: 一番猛烈Superlative formed with 『一番』 (ichiban, 'most') + base adjective.