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不定冠詞 (ふていかんし, futeikanshi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

不ふ定てい冠かん詞し

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Meanings

1

indefinite article

A grammatical term referring to words like 'a' or 'an' in English, used to introduce a non-specific noun.

英えい語ごでは、不ふ定てい冠かん詞しが名めい詞しの

前まえ

に

置お

か

れる

。

In English, an indefinite article is placed before a noun.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
定determine, fix, establish
冠crown, best, peerless
詞part of speech, words, poetry

Related words

定てい冠かん詞し
定冠詞 means 'definite article' (e.g., 'the'), while 不定冠詞 refers to the indefinite article.

Built from

不ふ定てい+冠かん詞し

Etymology

Compound of 不定 (indefinite) and 冠詞 (article), a direct translation of the English grammatical term.