動どう作さ主しゅ

noun

agent; actor; performer of an action

Linguistics term for the entity that performs or initiates an action, often contrasted with the patient or experiencer.

• 受じゅ動どう文ぶんでは、動どう作さ主しゅは「に」で示しめされることが多おおい。

  In passive sentences, the agent is often marked by 'ni'.

• この動どう詞しの動どう作さ主しゅは人にん間げんに限かぎられる。

  The agent of this verb is limited to humans.