inflectional ending; word ending
Linguistic term for the inflected part at the end of a word, such as verb or adjective conjugations.
日本語の動詞の語尾は「ます」「た」などに変化する。
The endings of Japanese verbs change into forms like 'masu' and 'ta'.
end of a sentence; sentence ending
Refers to the final part of a sentence, often discussed in terms of style or nuance (e.g., ～だ, ～です, ～よね).
彼の話し方は語尾がいつも曖昧になる。
His way of speaking always trails off at the end of sentences.
She drew out the ending and said, "Kawaii~."
This verb's ending changes depending on conjugation.
In questions, the sentence ending often rises in pitch.
He trailed off vaguely, perhaps because the question was hard to answer.
語尾 is the inflectional ending that changes with conjugation, while 語幹 is the unchanging stem that remains after removing it.
語尾 is the ending of a single word (e.g. a verb's conjugation ending), while 末尾 is the end of a whole document, list, or line of text.
bound auxiliary attaching only to inflectable words
inflectional ending
inflection; conjugation; declension
Compound of 語 (go, 'word') and 尾 (bi, 'tail'). The reading ごび is the standard on'yomi combination.