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完了時制 (kanryoujisei) Japanese meaning: perfect tense | Kotomora
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have
＋
過か
去こ
分ぶん
詞し
」
で
表あらわ
さ
れる
。
The English present perfect tense is expressed with 'have + past participle'.
This language distinguishes between perfect and imperfect tenses.
Kanji 完 perfect, completion, end Related words 現げん 在ざい 完かん 了りょう 現在完了 is specifically the present perfect tense, while 完了時制 is the broader category of perfect tenses.
過か 去こ 完かん 了りょう 過去完了 is the past perfect tense, a subtype of 完了時制.
未み 来らい 完かん 了りょう 未来完了 is the future perfect tense, another subtype of 完了時制.
Etymology A compound of 完了 (completion) and 時制 (tense), likely coined as a direct translation of the Western grammatical term 'perfect tense'.
