copula; determinant
Linguistics term for the copula in Japanese, such as だ, です, である. Used in grammatical descriptions.
See also: 繋辞
日本語の判定詞には「だ」「です」「である」などがある。
Japanese copulas include だ, です, and である.
Compound of 判定 (judgment) and 詞 (word, part of speech), coined as a grammatical term for the copula in Japanese.