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名詞

Readings

Kana: めいし、なことば
Romaji: meishi, nakotoba
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Romaji

Definition

noun
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noun

(Linguistics terminology)

Kanji

名
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
詞
Reading: シ
Meanings: part of speech, words, poetry

Example Sentences

「クレオパトラ」は美人(びじん)の代名詞(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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中学生(ちゅうがくせい)が英語(えいご)を学(まな)ぶ際(さい)の最(さい)難関(なんかん)の一(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)が多(おお)すぎて、正直(しょうじき)、わかりづらいことこの上(うえ)ない。
➥Too many demonstrative pronouns; bluntly, that couldn't be harder to understand.
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名詞(めいし)を修飾(しゅうしょく)するもの（形容詞(けいようし)、または形容詞(けいようし)相当(そうとう)語句(ごく)）。
➥Things that modify nouns (adjective, or adjectival equivalent).
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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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「fiveminutes」って名詞句(めいしく)でいいんですよね？
➥It's OK to think of 'five minutes' as a noun phrase, right?
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