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疑問形容詞 (ぎもんけいようし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

疑ぎ問もん形けい容よう詞し

Meanings

1

noun

interrogative adjective

grammar

A grammatical term for adjectives that ask a question, such as 'which' or 'what kind of'. Used in linguistics and language study contexts.

英えい語ごの「which」や「what」は疑ぎ問もん形けい容よう詞しとして使つかわれることがある。
In English, 'which' and 'what' can be used as interrogative adjectives.

Kanji

疑doubt, distrust, be suspicious
問question, ask, problem
形shape, form, style
容

contain, form, looks

詞part of speech, words, poetry

Similar words

疑ぎ問もん詞し
疑問詞 is a broader term for interrogative words (including pronouns, adverbs, etc.), while 疑問形容詞 specifically refers to interrogative adjectives.
疑ぎ問もん代だい名めい詞し
疑問代名詞 refers to interrogative pronouns (e.g., 'who', 'what'), whereas 疑問形容詞 modifies nouns.

Etymology

Compound of 疑問 (question) + 形容詞 (adjective), a direct calque from Western grammatical terminology.