助動詞

じょどうし

Meanings

1. Noun inflecting dependent word (in Japanese); bound auxiliary
2. auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)

Kanji

• 助 help. Read as ジョ.
• 動 move. Read as ドウ.
• 詞 lyrics. Read as シ.

Example sentences

• この文は現在完了形です。haveは動詞ではなく、助動詞。
  This sentence is in the present perfect. 'have' is not a verb, but an auxiliary verb.
• canは助動詞ですので、疑問文では文頭に持ってきます。
  'can' is an auxiliary verb, so in question sentences it is brought to the start of the phrase.

Words containing 助動詞

• 補助動詞 (ほじょどうし) subsidiary verb (in Japanese)
• 主語助動詞倒置 (しゅごじょどうしとうち) subject-auxiliary inversion
• 法助動詞 (ほうじょどうし) modal auxiliary verb

Word lists

• Grammar

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists