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動詞

Reading

Kana: どうし
Romaji: doushi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
adj-no
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verb

(Linguistics terminology)

Kanji

動
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
詞
Reading: シ
Meanings: part of speech, words, poetry

Example Sentences

この動詞(どうし)の変化(へんか)を言(い)えますか。
➥Can you conjugate this verb?
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英語(えいご)では動詞(どうし)が目的語(もくてきご)の前(まえ)に来(く)る。
➥In English the verb precedes the object.
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次(つぎ)の動詞(どうし)はｔｏ不定(ふてい)詞(ことば)だけを目的語(もくてきご)にとります。
➥The following verbs only take the to-infinitive as their object.
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文(ぶん)には普通(ふつう)、主語(しゅご)と動詞(どうし)がある。
➥A sentence normally has a subject and a verb.
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完全(かんぜん)自動詞(じどうし)は補語(ほご)も目的語(もくてきご)もとらない。
➥A complete intransitive verb takes neither complement nor object.
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英語(えいご)を学習(がくしゅう)する上(うえ)で不可欠(ふかけつ)な、不規則(ふきそく)動詞(どうし)の活用(かつよう)。
➥Conjugation of irregular verbs - essential for those learning English.
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