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準体言 (じゅんたいげん, juntaigen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

準じゅん体たい言げん

じゅ

ん

た

い

げ

ん

Meanings

1

secondary substantive

Linguistics term for an inflectable word or phrase that functions as an uninflectable element within a sentence, such as a nominalized clause.

日本にほん語ご文ぶん法ぽうでは、用よう言げんに「の

」

や

「

こと

」

を

付つ

け

て

準じゅん

体たい

言げん

を

作つく

る

こと

が

できる

。

In Japanese grammar, you can form a secondary substantive by attaching 'no' or 'koto' to an inflectable word.

Kanji

準semi-, correspond to, proportionate to
体body, substance, object
言say, word

Related words

体たい言げん
体言 is a general term for uninflected words (nouns, pronouns), while 準体言 refers specifically to inflected forms that behave like uninflected words.
用よう言げん
用言 are inflectable words (verbs, adjectives), whereas 準体言 are those inflectable words when they are used in a nominalized or uninflected role.

Built from

準じゅん+体たい言げん

Etymology

Compound of 準 (jun, 'quasi-') + 体言 (taigen, 'uninflected word'). A technical term from Japanese grammar.