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述語動詞 (じゅつごどうし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

述じゅつ語ご動どう詞し

じゅ

つ

ご

ど

う

し

Meanings

1

predicate verb; predicator

Linguistics term for the verb that serves as the predicate of a clause.

日本にほん語ごでは、述じゅつ語ご動どう詞しが文ぶん末

まつ

に

来く

る

こと

が

多おお

い

。

In Japanese, the predicate verb often comes at the end of the sentence.

Kanji

述mention, state, speak
語word, speech, language
動move, motion, change
詞part of speech, words, poetry

Related words

述じゅつ語ご
述語 is the broader term for 'predicate', which can be a verb, adjective, or noun+copula. 述語動詞 specifically refers to a verb functioning as the predicate.

Built from

述じゅつ語ご+動どう詞し

Etymology

Compound of 述語 (predicate) + 動詞 (verb). A straightforward technical term in Japanese linguistics.