Translation guide
A lemma is the base or dictionary form of a word, used in linguistics and language learning. In Japanese, this often refers to the form you look up in a dictionary, such as the plain non-past form for verbs or the root form for adjectives.
The canonical form used to represent a word in dictionaries and linguistic analysis.
A subsidiary proposition assumed to be true and used in demonstrating a principal proposition.
Standard mathematical term for a lemma, a minor result used to prove a theorem.
In non-technical English, 'lemma' is rarely used. When explaining the concept to Japanese speakers, it's often clearer to use 見出し語 or 基本形 depending on context.
Dictionary lemmas are displayed in bold.
Direct loanword from English 'lemma', used in linguistic contexts.
形態素解析では、各単語をレマに変換する。
In morphological analysis, each word is converted to its lemma.
Means 'base form', often used in grammar instruction for verbs and adjectives.
動詞の基本形は辞書形とも呼ばれる。
The base form of a verb is also called the dictionary form.
Specifically 'dictionary form', used mainly for verbs in Japanese language education.
「食べる」は「食べます」の辞書形です。
"Taberu" is the dictionary form of "tabemasu."
この補題を使って定理を証明する。
We prove the theorem using this lemma.
Same loanword as in linguistics, also used in mathematical contexts.
ツォルンのレマは選択公理と同値である。
Zorn's lemma is equivalent to the axiom of choice.