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副詞 (ふくし, fukushi) Japanese meaning: adverb | Kotomora

副ふく詞し

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

adverb

Grammatical term for a part of speech that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

「ゆっくり」は副ふく詞しの一ひとつです。

'Yukkuri' is one example of an adverb.

この文ぶんでは副ふく詞しが動どう詞しを修しゅう飾しょくしている。

In this sentence, the adverb modifies the verb.

Usage patterns

〈動どう詞し〉を副ふく詞しで修しゅう飾しょくするto modify a verb with an adverb
「ゆっくり」は動どう詞しを修しゅう飾しょくする副ふく詞しです。
"Slowly" is an adverb that modifies a verb.
副ふく詞しとして使つかうto use (a word) as an adverb
「とても」は副ふく詞しとして使つかわれる言こと葉ばだ。
"Very" is a word used as an adverb.

Kanji

副vice-, assistant, aide
詞part of speech, words, poetry

Don't confuse with

形けい容よう詞しN2
副詞 (adverb) modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, while 形容詞 (adjective) modifies nouns, and learners often mix up the two similarly-named parts of speech.
副ふくN2
副 is only the abbreviated dictionary tag for 副詞, so learners should not mistake the short form for the full word meaning 'adverb'.

Word family· 10

副ふく詞し句く
adverbial phrase; adverb phrase
副ふく詞し的てき
adverbial
副ふく詞し節せつ
adverbial clause; adverb clause
指し示じ副ふく詞し
demonstrative adverb

Etymology

From 副 (sub-, auxiliary) + 詞 (word, part of speech), a calque from Western grammatical terminology.

接せつ続ぞく副ふく詞し

conjunctive adverb

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疑ぎ問もん副ふく詞し
interrogative adverb
程てい度ど副ふく詞し
adverb of degree
関かん係けい副ふく詞し
relative adverb
陳ちん述じゅつ副ふく詞し
declarative adverb
副ふく詞し相そう当とう語ご句く
adverb equivalent; adverbial equivalent