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Definition and Synonyms for 動詞
| 1. | 動詞 | 文の述語として機能する品詞 |
| Verb | the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence | |
| Synonyms: | 動詞 | |
| 2. | 動詞 | 動作、発生、または存在の状態を示す内容語 |
| Verb | a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence | |
| Synonyms: | 動詞 |
Meanings for each kanji in 動詞
| » | 動 | move; motion; change; confusion; shift; shake |
| » | 詞 | part of speech; words; poetry |
Categories 動詞 is a member of
| 1. | 独立した意味が割り当てられている単語 | |
| Content Word | a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned | |
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| 2. | 伝統文法のスピーチの大半 | |
| Major Form Class | any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar | |
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Sample Sentences for 動詞
動詞には目的語をとらない自動詞と、目的語をとる他動詞があります。
With verbs there are intransitive verbs that don't take an object, and transitive verbs that do take an object.
動詞helpはto不定詞・原形不定詞の両方をとりますが、くだけた文体では原形不定詞が多いとされており、この例文でもそれが使われています。
The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence.
名詞から動詞が派生していることもあれば、その逆のこともある。
Sometimes a verb is derived from a noun and sometimes it is the other way around.
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