法ほうと時とき

expression

mood and tense

Linguistics term referring to the grammatical categories of mood and tense, often discussed together in Japanese grammar.

• 日本にほん語ごの法ほうと時ときの体たい系けいは英えい語ごと大おおきく異ことなる。

  The mood and tense system of Japanese differs greatly from that of English.