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分詞

Reading

Kana: ぶんし
Romaji: bunshi
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Romaji

Definition

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participle

(Linguistics terminology)

Kanji

Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Reading: 
Meanings: part of speech, words, poetry

Example Sentences

進行形(しんこうがた)(ぶん)では、動詞(どうし)のing(がた)、つまり現在(げんざい)分詞(ぶんし)となります。
➥In a progressive tense sentence it becomes the -ing form verb, that is the present participle.
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(いま)基本的(きほんてき)分詞(ぶんし)構文(こうぶん)(おし)えているのですが、(みな)さんは以下(いか)分詞(ぶんし)構文(こうぶん)(わけ)については、どのように(こと)なる(やく)(かた)をされますか?
➥I'm teaching basic participial constructions now, but, with regard to those below, what different ways of translating them would everybody use?
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文法屋(ぶんぽうや)()きたいんですが、「be+分詞(ぶんし)」はVCなどのように(かんが)えることはできないんですか?
➥I'd like to ask a grammarian, isn't it possible to think of 'be + participle' like you do V C and such?
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