八はち品ひん詞し

noun

eight parts of speech

Linguistics term referring to the traditional eight parts of speech in English grammar (noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection). Rare in modern Japanese linguistics, where different classification systems are used.

• 英えい語ごの八はち品ひん詞しには名めい詞し、代だい名めい詞し、動どう詞し、形けい容よう詞し、副ふく詞し、前ぜん置ち詞し、接せつ続ぞく詞し、間かん投とう詞しが含ふくまれる。

  The eight parts of speech in English include nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.