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Meanings for each kanji in 原形
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原 |
meadow; original; primitive; field; plain; prairie; tundra; wilderness |
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形 |
shape; form; style |
Sample Sentences for 原形
ギリシャ人たちは幾何学の理論的原形を作った。
The Greeks made theoretical models of geometry.
toのつかない不定詞を原形不定詞と言う。
An infinitive without a 'to' attached is called a bare infinitive.
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.
ひな祭りがいつ頃からある祭りなのか、はっきりとはしていないが、平安時代にはすでに流しびなの原形があったようだ。
It is not known when the Hinamatsuri first started, but the Nagashibina, in its most primitive form, was already being celebrated during the Heian period.
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