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代名詞

Reading

Kana: だいめいし
Romaji: daimeishi
Kana
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Definitions

1

pronoun

(Linguistics terminology)
2

synonym; classic example; pattern; byword; representative

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Reading: 
Meanings: part of speech, words, poetry

Example Sentences

「クレオパトラ」は美人(びじん)代名詞(だいめいし)になっている。
➥The name Cleopatra has become a byword for a beautiful woman.
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関係(かんけい)代名詞(だいめいし)は「接続詞(せつぞくし)+代名詞(だいめいし)」のはたらきをしています。
➥Relative pronouns perform as 'conjunction + pronoun'.
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関係(かんけい)代名詞(だいめいし)のthatは、主格(しゅかく)目的格(もくてきかく)の2つであり、所有格(しょゆうかく)はありません。
➥The relative pronoun 'that' has two states, a nominative case and objective case, but there is no possessive case.
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中学生(ちゅうがくせい)英語(えいご)(まな)(さい)(さい)難関(なんかん)(ひと)つが関係(かんけい)代名詞(だいめいし)です。
➥One of the greatest hurdles facing middle school students learning English is relative pronouns.
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指示(しじ)代名詞(だいめいし)(おお)すぎて、正直(しょうじき)、わかりづらいことこの(うえ)ない。
➥Too many demonstrative pronouns; bluntly, that couldn't be harder to understand.
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しかしながら、前置詞(ぜんちし)+関係(かんけい)代名詞(だいめいし)whichの部分(ぶぶん)関係(かんけい)副詞(ふくし)whereとなっています。
➥However, the preposition+relative pronoun (which) part becomes a relative adverb (where).
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