形けい

suffix

form; type; shape

Suffix used in linguistics and grammar to denote a word form or inflectional type. Common in terms like 活用形 (conjugated form) and 基本形 (base form).

• 動どう詞しの活かつ用よう形けいを覚おぼえるのは大たい変へんだ。

  Memorizing the conjugated forms of verbs is tough.

• この単たん語ごの基き本ほん形けいは何なんですか。

  What is the base form of this word?

noun

adjective; i-adjective

Abbreviation of 形容詞, used in dictionary contexts or grammar discussions to refer specifically to i-adjectives. Not used as a standalone noun in everyday speech.

See also: 形容詞

• 辞じ書しょでは「形けい」は形けい容よう詞しの略りゃくとして使つかわれることがある。

  In dictionaries, 形 is sometimes used as an abbreviation for 形容詞 (i-adjective).