中ちゅう止し法ほう

noun

continuative form used as a conjunction

A grammatical term for using the -masu stem (連用形) to connect clauses, as in 日が沈み、月が昇る. Primarily encountered in linguistic descriptions.

See also: 連用形

• 「日ひが沈しずみ、月つきが昇のぼる」の「沈しずみ」は中ちゅう止し法ほうの例れいです。

  The 沈み in 日が沈み、月が昇る is an example of the continuative form used as a conjunction.