主語
Meanings
1
Grammatical term for the subject of a sentence. Used in linguistics and language learning contexts.
What is the subject of this sentence?
In Japanese, the subject is often omitted.
Usage patterns
- 〈文〉の主語を省略するto omit the subject (of a sentence)
In Japanese, the subject is often omitted.
- 〈物〉が主語になるfor something to function as the subject
In this sentence, 'cat' is the subject.
- 主語と述語が一致するfor the subject and predicate to agree
In English, the subject and predicate must agree in number.
Expressions
- 主語が大きいovergeneralizing; overly broad; sweeping