口こう語ご形けい

noun

colloquial form; vernacular word form

Linguistic term contrasting with 文語形 (classical/literary form). Used in grammar discussions to refer to the spoken or modern written form of a word.

See also: 文語形

• この動どう詞しの口こう語ご形けいは「食たべる」で、文ぶん語ご形けいは「食たぶ」です。

  The colloquial form of this verb is 食べる, while the classical form is 食ぶ.