助動詞

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See also: 助动词

Chinese

to help; to assist verb
trad. (助動詞) 助 動詞
simp. (助动词) 助 动词

Pronunciation

Noun

助動詞

  1. (grammar) auxiliary verb

Japanese

Kanji in this term
助 動 詞
じょ
Grade: 3 		どう
Grade: 3 		し
Grade: 6
goon kan'yōon kan'on
 助動詞 on Japanese Wikipedia
Examples (Japanese or Korean grammar)
  • Passive voice, with verb-like inflection: れる/られる
  • Past tense/perfect aspect, with special inflection: た/だ
  • Negative, with adjective-like inflection: ない
  • Particle, uninflected: ば

Etymology

助 (“to help”) +‎ 動詞 (“verb”), literally “helping verb”

Pronunciation

Noun

助(じょ)動(どう)詞(し) • (jodōshi) 

  1. (non-Japanese and non-Korean grammar) an auxiliary verb
  2. (Japanese or Korean grammar) a class of 付属語 (fuzokugo, “bound forms”) that attach to 用言 (yōgen, “inflected words”) to add additional grammatical functions, such as tense, aspects, mood, evidentiality, etc.; strictly speaking, they must have verb-like inflection; broadly speaking, they include forms with adjective-like inflection and uninflected particles

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Korean

Hanja in this term
助動詞

Noun

助動詞 • (jodongsa) (hangeul 조동사)

  1. hanja form? of 조동사 (“auxiliary verb”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
助動詞

Noun

助動詞

  1. chữ Hán form of trợ động từ (“auxiliary verb”).
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