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動詞は述語動詞のことです。述語動詞は、主語や表す時によって形を変えます。

Sentence Analyzer

動詞 述語 動詞 こと です 述語 動詞 主語 表す によって 変えます

English Translation

'Verb' refers to the predicate verb. Predicate verbs change their form depending on the subject and the time expressed.

Furigana

動詞(どうし)述語(じゅつご)動詞(どうし)のことです。述語(じゅつご)動詞(どうし)は、主語(しゅご)(あらわ)(とき)によって(かたち)()えます。

Romanji

Dōshi wa jutsugo dōshi no koto desu. jutsugo dōshi wa, shugo ya arawasu toki niyotte katachi o kaemasu.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
述語 (じゅつご)
predicate
()
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
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
です (です)
be; is
主語 (しゅご)
subject
()
such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question
現す (あらわす)
to reveal; to show; to display; to express; to represent; to signify; to stand for; to make widely known
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
に因って (によって)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
(かたち、よう)
form; shape; figure; visage
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
変える (かえる)
to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary; to reform; to revise; to amend

Kanji

Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Reading: 
Meanings: part of speech, words, poetry
Readings: ジュツ、 の.べる
Meanings: mention, state, speak, relate
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Readings: ヒョウ、 おもて、 -おもて、 あらわ.す、 あらわ.れる、 あら.わす
Meanings: surface, table, chart, diagram
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ケイ、 ギョウ、 かた、 -がた、 かたち、 なり
Meanings: shape, form, style
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange