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過去分詞 (かこぶんし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

過か去こ分ぶん詞し

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Meanings

1

noun

past participle

grammar

Grammatical term for the verb form used in perfect tenses and passive voice, e.g., 'eaten', 'written'.

英えい語ごの過か去こ分ぶん詞しは、完かん了りょう形けいや受じゅ動どう態たいで使つかわれる。
The English past participle is used in perfect tenses and passive voice.

Kanji

過overdo, exceed, go beyond
去gone, past, quit
分part, minute of time, segment
詞

part of speech, words, poetry

Similar words

現げん在ざい分ぶん詞し
Present participle (e.g., 'eating', 'writing'), used in progressive tenses.
過か去こ形けい
Simple past tense form (e.g., 'ate', 'wrote'), not the participle.

Etymology

Compound of 過去 (past) and 分詞 (participle), a calque from Western grammatical terminology.