How to say verb in Japanese

JLPTN3
動詞☆【どうしdoushi】

noun / ~の noun:

  • verb - Linguistics term

Example Sentences

動詞doushiはha述語動詞jutsugodoushiのnoことkotoですdesu。述語動詞jutsugodoushiはha、主語shugoやya表すarawasu時tokiによってniyotte形katachiをwo変えますkaemasu。
'Verb' refers to the predicate verb. Predicate verbs change their form depending on the subject and the time expressed.
動詞doushihelpはhato不定詞・原形不定詞genkeifuteikotobaのno両方ryouhouをwoとりますtorimasuがga、くだけたkudaketa文体buntaiでdeはha原形不定詞genkeifuteikotobaがga多いooiとtoされてsareteおりori、このkono例文reibunでもdemoそれsoreがga使われていますtsukawareteimasu。
The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence.
完全自動詞kanzenjidoushiはha補語hogoもmo目的語mokutekigoもmoとらないtoranai。
A complete intransitive verb takes neither complement nor object.
進行形shinkougataのno文bunでdeはha、動詞doushiのnoing形gata、つまりtsumari現在分詞genzaibunshiとなりますtonarimasu。
In a progressive tense sentence it becomes the -ing form verb, that is the present participle.
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.

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