(grammar) any type of determiner that shows whether we are referring to a particular thing or a general example of something
定冠詞, 不定冠詞
a verb that is used with other verbs to indicate tense, voice, etc., such as do, have, and be
助動詞
(grammar) a word such as and, because, but, and or that connects phrases, sentences, or words
接続詞
(grammar) a word that comes before a noun or pronoun to indicate location, direction, time, manner, or the relationship between two objects
前置詞
(grammar) the name of a place, person, country, etc. with its first letter capitalized
固有名詞, プロパーネーム
(grammar) a word that can replace a noun or noun phrase, such as she, it, they, etc.
代名詞
(grammar) a letter or a set of letters that are added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning and make a new word
接頭辞
(grammar) a letter or a set of letters that are added to the end of a word to alter its meaning and make a new word
接尾辞, サフィックス
(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is the one that does the action
能動の, アクティブ
(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is affected by the action of the verb
受動態の, パッシブ
(grammar) describing adverbs or adjectives that indicate a difference in degree, quality, size, etc.
比較級, 比較的な
(grammar) describing the highest amount or degree of an adjective or adverb
最上級, 最上級 (形容詞)
(grammar) describing words that are indicating the presence of more than one person or thing
複数の
(grammar) describing words that are indicating the presence of only one person or thing
単数の, 単数形の
(grammar) a verb that is used with the main verb of a sentence to indicate possibility, intention, etc., such as can, might, should, etc.
モーダル, 助動詞
(grammar) describing a sentence, clause, etc. that will only be true or happen if something else is true or happens
条件付きの, 条件文の
a form of a verb that "ed", etc. is added to the end of it which is used to form passive or present tenses or adjectives
過去分詞, 過去形
(grammar) describing a form of a verb that indicates an action is continuing
進行形の, 進行的な
a particular combination of words that are used together very often
コロケーション, 語の組み合わせ
(phonetics) a speech sound produced by interfering with or stopping the flow of air through the mouth or nose
子音
(phonetics) a speech sound produced without interfering with the flow of air coming through the mouth or nose
母音
(grammar) a short question added to the end of a statement that is formed form the same statement
タグ質問, タグ付けされた質問
the use of marks such as a period, comma, etc. in writing to divide sentences and phrases to better convey meaning
句読点
the mark ! used after a sentence to indicate excitement, surprise, etc.
感嘆符
the mark ? used at the end of a sentence to show that it is a question
疑問符, クエスチョンマーク
to be the letters being put together in the correct order form a particular word
スペルを書く, 正しく書く
a grammatical construction in which two negative elements are used within the same sentence, often resulting in a positive meaning
二重否定, ダブルネガティブ