補ほ語ご

noun

complement

A grammatical term referring to a word or phrase that completes the meaning of a predicate. In Japanese grammar, it often corresponds to elements marked by particles like に or と that are required by the verb.

• 「彼かれは医い者しゃになった」の「医い者しゃに」は補ほ語ごです。

  In 'He became a doctor,' 'a doctor' is a complement.

• 英えい語ごの文ぶん法ぽうでは、補ほ語ごは主しゅ語ごや目もく的てき語ごを説せつ明めいする語ご句くを指さす。

  In English grammar, a complement refers to a word or phrase that describes the subject or object.