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形容

Reading

Kana: けいよう
Romaji: keiyou
Kana
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Definitions

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1

describing; comparing; expressing figuratively; modifying; qualifying (e.g. an adjective qualifying a noun)

2

form; figure; condition; state

3

personal appearance; one's face and figure; looks

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 ギョウ、 かた、 -がた、 かたち、 なり
Meanings: shape, form, style
Readings: ヨウ、 い.れる
Meanings: contain, form, looks

Example Sentences

その王女(おうじょ)形容(けいよう)できないほど(うつく)しかった。
➥The princess was beautiful beyond description.
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英語(えいご)副詞(ふくし)(なか)には形容詞(けいようし)役目(やくめ)をするものがある。
➥Some English adverbs function as adjectives.
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「-osity」は語尾(ごび)が「-ous」の形容詞(けいようし)から(つく)られる抽象(ちゅうしょう)名詞(めいし)語尾(ごび)
➥'-osity' is an abstract noun word ending created from the ending of an '-ous' adjective.
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それにしても(おとこ)綺麗(きれい)って形容(けいよう)はやめろよな~。
➥In any case please stop using "pretty" when describing a man.
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名詞(めいし)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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不定(ふてい)(ことば)形容詞的(けいようしてき)用法(ようほう)には2種類(しゅるい)あり、①限定(げんてい)用法(ようほう)、②叙述(じょじゅつ)用法(ようほう)。②はもちろん主格(しゅかく)補語(ほご)です。
➥There are two ways of using the infinitive as an adjective, 1. attributive, 2. predicative. Naturally 2. is a subject complement.
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