How to say auxiliary in Japanese

助字【じょじjoji】

noun:

  • auxiliary - Linguistics term
  • auxiliary character (in kanbun)

Example Sentences

canはha助動詞jodoushiですdesuのでnode、疑問文gimonbunでdeはha文頭buntouにni持ってきますmottekimasu。
'can' is an auxiliary verb, so in question sentences it is brought to the start of the phrase.
このkono文bunはha現在完了形genzaikanryougataですdesu。haveはha動詞doushiではなくdehanaku、助動詞jodoushi。
This sentence is in the present perfect. 'have' is not a verb, but an auxiliary verb.

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