noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
A grammatical term referring to the present tense form of verbs. Used in linguistic and educational contexts.
The English present tense expresses habits or general facts.
この動詞の現在時制の活用を教えてください。
Please tell me the present tense conjugation of this verb.
Past tense, contrasting with 現在時制.
Future tense, though Japanese often uses present tense for future meaning.
Compound of 現在 (genzai, 'present') and 時制 (jisei, 'tense'), a straightforward Sino-Japanese term.