分ぶん詞し

ぶ

ん

し

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Meanings

participle

A grammatical term referring to a non-finite verb form that can function as an adjective or adverb, such as the present or past participle in English. Used in linguistic contexts.

英えい語ごの分ぶん詞しには現げん在ざい分ぶん詞しと過か去こ分ぶん詞しがある。
English participles include the present participle and the past participle.
この文ぶんでは分ぶん詞しが形けい容よう詞し的てきに使つかわれている。
In this sentence, the participle is used adjectivally.

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Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
詞part of speech, words, poetry

Related words

動どう名めい詞し
動名詞 (gerund) is a verb form functioning as a noun, while 分詞 (participle) typically functions as an adjective or adverb.
不ふ定てい詞し
不定詞 (infinitive) is the base form of a verb often used with 'to' in English, distinct from the adjectival/adverbial role of 分詞.

Word family

分ぶん詞し構こう文ぶん
participial construction
懸けん垂すい分ぶん詞し
dangling participle; hanging participle
現げん在ざい分ぶん詞し
present participle
過か去こ分ぶん詞し
past participle

Etymology

From 分 (ぶん, 'part, segment') + 詞 (し, 'word, part of speech'), a coined term in Japanese linguistics to translate the Western grammatical concept of 'participle'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.