Translation guide
The process of combining smaller word parts (morphemes) into a single word, often with clear boundaries between parts. In Japanese, this is seen in how suffixes and particles attach to stems.
Describing the morphological process where words are formed by stringing together morphemes, each carrying one grammatical meaning.
The standard linguistic term for agglutination. Used in academic contexts.
日本語は膠着語である。
Japanese is an agglutinative language.
Refers to an agglutinative language, a language type that uses agglutination extensively.
トルコ語も膠着語の一つです。
Turkish is also one of the agglutinative languages.
The process of becoming agglutinative or the act of making something agglutinative. Rare outside linguistics.
この言語では膠着化が進んでいる。
Agglutination is progressing in this language.
Describing the physical act of things sticking or clumping together, often in medical or biological contexts.
Used for clumping of cells, particles, or substances. Common in biology and medicine.
赤血球の凝集が観察された。
Agglutination of red blood cells was observed.
General term for adhesion or sticking. Can be used for glue, tape, or figurative sticking.
Literally 'glue-stick', can mean adhesion in a physical sense, but more often used in linguistic or figurative contexts.
Describing a situation where progress is impossible because parties are stuck, often used in negotiations or conflicts.
A common phrase meaning deadlock, stalemate, or impasse. Derived from the 'sticking' sense.
交渉は膠着状態に陥っている。
Negotiations have reached a stalemate.
Stagnation, deadlock, or standstill. Broader than 膠着状態, used for economic or progress stagnation.
Dead end, impasse, stalemate. Emphasizes the inability to proceed.
While 膠着 can mean physical adhesion, it is rarely used for everyday sticking (like tape or glue). Use 粘着 (ねんちゃく) or くっつく instead.
切手がくっついた。
The stamps stuck together.
膠着状態 implies a mutual deadlock where neither side can move, often in conflicts or negotiations. 停滞 is a general slowdown or stagnation, not necessarily mutual. 行き詰まり is a dead end or impasse, often from one side's perspective.
このテープは粘着力が強い。
This tape has strong adhesion.
膠着状態に陥る。
To fall into a deadlock (lit. a stuck state).
経済の停滞が続いている。
Economic stagnation continues.
計画は行き詰まりを見せている。
The plan is at an impasse.