小しょう詞し

noun

indeclinable function word; particle; auxiliary; discourse marker

Linguistics term for words that do not inflect and serve grammatical or discourse functions, such as particles, auxiliaries, and discourse markers. Not a common everyday word.

• 日本にほん語ごの「は」や「が」は小しょう詞しに分ぶん類るいされる。

  Japanese 'wa' and 'ga' are classified as indeclinable function words.