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[こう()·ぶん()]
koubun
noun

English Meaning(s) for 構文

noun
  1. sentence structure; grammatical construction

Definition and Synonyms for 構文

Sentence Structure the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
Synonyms: 構文
Grammatical Construction a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
Synonyms: 構文

Meanings for each kanji in 構文

» posture; build; pretend
» sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67)

Categories 構文 is a member of

Structure the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
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Constituent a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
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Sample Sentences for 構文

There doesn't seem any difference of meaning between the two constructions.
There does not seem to be any difference of meaning between the two constructions.
These structures would rarely, if ever, occur in spoken English.
I have pretty much forgotten the emphatic constructions.
I'm teaching basic participial constructions now, but, with regard to those below, what different ways of translating them would everybody use?

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