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Definition and Synonyms for 代名詞
| 1. | 代名詞 | 名詞または名詞句の代わりに使われる機能語 |
| Pronoun | a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase | |
| Synonyms: | 代名詞 |
Meanings for each kanji in 代名詞
| » | 代 | substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; generation; charge; rate; fee |
| » | 名 | name; noted; distinguished; reputation |
| » | 詞 | part of speech; words; poetry |
Categories 代名詞 is a member of
| 1. | 屈折しないで、文法的な機能を果たすが、ほとんどはっきりとした意味を持っていない単語 | |
| Closed-Class Word | a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning | |
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Sample Sentences for 代名詞
指示代名詞が多すぎて、正直、わかりづらいことこの上ない。
Too many demonstrative pronouns; bluntly, that couldn't be harder to understand.
関係代名詞のthatは、主格、目的格の2つであり、所有格はありません。
The relative pronoun 'that' has two states, a nominative case and objective case, but there is no possessive case.
「クレオパトラ」は美人の代名詞になっている。
The name Cleopatra has become a byword for a beautiful woman.
引用した問題ではありませんが、関係代名詞と関係副詞の使い分けを問う問題がリーディングセクションにはあります。
The problem quoted isn't one, but there are problems in the reading section that ask you to distinguish relative pronouns from relative adverbs.
英語には８つの主な品詞があります： 名詞、動詞、形容詞、副詞、代名詞、前置詞、接続詞そして感嘆詞。
In English there are eight main parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction and finally interjection.
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