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多くの言語で辞書形の語尾が決まっており、日本語ではう段の文字で終わる。

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多く 言語 辞書形 語尾 決まっており 日本語 はう 文字 終わる

English Translation

In many languages the way dictionary-form words end is fixed; in Japanese they end in a 'u row' character.

Furigana

(おお)くの言語(げんご)辞書形(じしょがた)語尾(ごび)()まっており、日本語(にほんご)ではう(だん)文字(もじ)()わる。

Romanji

Ōku no gengo de jishogata no gobi ga kimatteori, nihongo de hau dan no moji de owaru.

Words

多く (おおく)
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
言語 (げんご、ごんご、げんきょ)
language
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
辞書形 (じしょけい)
dictionary form
語尾 (ごび)
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
決まる (きまる)
to be decided; to be settled; to look good in (clothes)
日本語 (にほんご、にっぽんご)
Japanese (language); Japanese as a second language
這う (はう)
to creep; to crawl
(だん)
step; stair; (flight of) steps; (row of) stitches; columns (of print); grade; rank; level; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.)
文字 (もじ、もんじ)
letter (of alphabet); character; literal
終わる (おわる)
to finish; to end; to close

Kanji

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: ジ、 や.める、 いな.む
Meanings: resign, word, term, expression
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ケイ、 ギョウ、 かた、 -がた、 かたち、 なり
Meanings: shape, form, style
Readings: ビ、 お
Meanings: tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: ジ、 あざ、 あざな、 -な
Meanings: character, letter, word, section of village
Readings: シュウ、 お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に
Meanings: end, finish