補助動詞

Japanese

Kanji in this term
補 助 動 詞
ほ
Grade: 6 		じょ
Grade: 3 		どう
Grade: 3 		し
Grade: 6
kan'on goon kan'yōon kan'on
Examples
  • いる (iru, “to exist”, of animate nouns) combines with 吹いて (fuite, from 吹く (fuku, “(will) blow(s)”)) to form 吹いている (fuite iru, “am/is/are blowing”), adding a continuous aspect
  • 下さい (kudasai, “please give”, imperative of 下さる (kudasaru)) combines with 待って (matte, from 待つ (matsu, “(will) wait(s)”)) to form 待ってください (matte kudasai, “please wait”), a polite command

Etymology

補助 (“to support”) +‎ 動詞 (“verb”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ほじょどーし [hòjó dóꜜòshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ʑo̞ do̞ːɕi]

Noun

補(ほ)助(じょ)動(どう)詞(し) • (hojo dōshi) 

  1. a free Japanese verb (自立語 (jiritsugo)) that can be grammaticalized by being attached to an inflectional form of another 用言 (yōgen, “inflected word”)
    Coordinate term: 補助形容詞

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
補助動詞

Noun

補助動詞 • (bojodongsa) (hangeul 보조동사)

  1. hanja form? of 보조동사 (“auxiliary verb”)
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