祈き願がん文ぶん

noun

optative sentence

A grammatical term for a sentence that expresses a wish or desire, such as 'May you be happy!' or 'If only it would rain.' Used in linguistic descriptions.

• 日本にほん語ごの「〜ますように」は祈き願がん文ぶんの典てん型けい的てきな形かたちだ。

  In Japanese, '~masu you ni' is a typical form of an optative sentence.