inflecting dependent word; bound auxiliary
In Japanese grammar, a class of inflecting words that attach to other words and add grammatical functions such as tense, voice, aspect, or modality. Examples include れる, られる, せる, させる, たい, ない, だ, です, ます, た.
In Japanese, れる and られる are classified as auxiliary verbs (助動詞).
Used in linguistics to refer to auxiliary verbs in languages other than Japanese, such as English 'can', 'will', or 'have'.
English has many auxiliary verbs.
The たい in 食べたい is an auxiliary that attaches to a verb.
You conjugate the auxiliary ない to form the negative.