終しゅう止し形けい

noun

predicative form; dictionary form; plain form

In traditional Japanese grammar, the form of a verb or adjective used at the end of a sentence; also the lemma form listed in dictionaries.

• 「書かく」の終しゅう止し形けいは「書かく」です。

  The predicative form of 'kaku' is 'kaku'.

• 古こ典てん文ぶん法ぽうでは、終しゅう止し形けいと連れん体たい形けいが区く別べつされていた。

  In classical grammar, the predicative form and the attributive form were distinguished.