noun
finite verb
A grammatical term for a verb form that can serve as the predicate of a clause and is marked for tense, person, or other grammatical categories. Used in linguistics and language study.
英語の定動詞は主語の人称や数によって形が変わる。
English finite verbs change form depending on the person and number of the subject.
この文では、定動詞
In this sentence, the finite verb comes at the end.
準動詞 (verbal) is a broader term for non-finite verb forms like participles and gerunds, contrasting with finite 定動詞.
Compound of 定 (fixed, definite) and 動詞 (verb), likely a calque from Western grammatical terminology.