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目的格補語 (もくてきかくほご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

目もく的てき格かく補ほ語ご

Meanings

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noun

objective complement

A grammatical term for a noun or adjective that follows and modifies the direct object. Used in linguistics and language teaching.

英えい語ごの「I found the book interesting.」では、「interesting」が目もく的てき格かく補ほ語ごにあたる。
In the English sentence 'I found the book interesting,' 'interesting' is an objective complement.

Kanji

目eye, class, look
的bull's eye, mark, target
格status, rank, capacity
補

supplement, supply, make good

語word, speech, language

Similar words

補ほ語ご
補語 is a broader term for complement, while 目的格補語 specifically refers to the objective complement that modifies the direct object.
主しゅ格かく補ほ語ご
主格補語 is the subjective complement, which modifies the subject, as opposed to the object.

Etymology

Compound of 目的格 (objective case) and 補語 (complement). A technical term coined in Japanese linguistics to describe the English grammatical concept of objective complement.