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三単現 (さんたんげん, santangen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

三さん単たん現げん

さ

ん

た

ん

げ

ん

Meanings

1

third person singular present

abbreviationgrammar›

Abbreviation of 三人称単数現在, used in grammar discussions, especially in English education in Japan.

See also: 三人称単数現在

英えい語ごの三さん単

たん

現げん

の

s

は

、

三さん

人にん

称しょう

単たん

数すう

現げん

在ざい

形けい

の

動どう

詞し

に

つく

。

The third person singular present 's' in English is attached to verbs in the third person singular present form.

Kanji

三three
単simple, one, single
現present, existing, actual

Related words

三さん人にん称しょう単たん数すう現げん在ざい
Full form of the grammatical term; 三単現 is the common abbreviation used in English teaching contexts.

Etymology

Abbreviation formed from the first kanji of 三人称 (third person), 単数 (singular), and 現在 (present).