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直説法 (ちょくせつほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

直ちょく説せつ法ほう

ちょ

く

せ

つ

ほ

う

Meanings

1

indicative mood

Grammatical term for the mood that expresses factual statements or questions. Used in linguistics and language learning contexts.

英えい語ごの直ちょく説

せつ

法ほう

は

、

事じ

実じつ

を

述の

べる

とき

に

使つか

い

ます

。

The English indicative mood is used when stating facts.

この動どう詞しは直ちょく説せつ法ほう現げん在ざい形けいで活かつ用ようしてください。

Please conjugate this verb in the indicative present tense.

Kanji

直straightaway, honesty, frankness
説opinion, theory, explanation
法method, law, rule

Related words

仮か定てい法ほう
仮定法 is the subjunctive mood, used for hypothetical or contrary-to-fact situations, while 直説法 is for factual statements.
命めい令れい法ほう
命令法 is the imperative mood for commands, contrasting with the factual nature of 直説法.

Etymology

Compound of 直説 (direct statement) and 法 (mood, grammatical category). A calque from Western grammatical terminology.