a short form of a word or a group of words used instead of the full form
短縮, 収縮
the spoken form of a language specific to a certain region or people which is slightly different from the standard form in words and grammar
方言
a manner of speaking that indicates social class, nationality, or locality of the speaker
アクセント, イントネーション
the symbol ' used in writing to show possession or omission of letters or numbers
アポストロフィ, アポストロフィ記号
(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
(grammar) the situation where words in a phrase have the same gender, person, or number
合意, 調和
(grammar) the form of a word that indicates whether one, two, or more things or people are being referred to
数, 番号
a word or part of a word, which contains a vowel sound and usually one or more consonants
音節
(phonetics) a speech sound produced without interfering with the flow of air coming through the mouth or nose
母音
(phonetics) a speech sound produced by interfering with or stopping the flow of air through the mouth or nose
子音
(grammar) the form of a verb that indicates whether the subject does something or something is done to it
態 (文法), 能動態/受動態
a verb that supports or helps another verb to form different tenses, moods, or voices
助動詞
(grammar) a word, phrase, or clause that is necessary to complete the meaning of a predication
補語
(grammar) a word such as and, because, but, and or that connects phrases, sentences, or words
接続詞
(grammar) a word coming before a noun or noun phrase to specify its denotation
限定詞, 冠詞
the quality of being able to speak or write very well and easily in a foreign language
流暢さ, ペラペラ
(grammar) a form of a verb that functions as a noun and is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the base form of the verb
動名詞, 動名詞
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
a group of words or a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal interpretation of its individual words, often specific to a particular language or culture
イディオム, 熟語
words or expressions that are very informal and more common in spoken form, used especially by a particular group of people, such as criminals, children, etc.
スラング, 俗語
a well-known statement or phrase that expresses a general truth or gives advice
ことわざ
(grammar) a phrase or word used suddenly to express a particular emotion
間投詞, 感嘆詞
related to the science of language, including its structure, usage, and evolution
言語的
a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things to highlight their similarities and convey a deeper meaning
隠喩
(grammar) describing a form of a verb that indicates an action is continuing
進行形の, 進行的な
the use of marks such as a period, comma, etc. in writing to divide sentences and phrases to better convey meaning
句読点
a sentence from a speech, book, etc. that is repeated somewhere else because it is wise or interesting
引用, 名言
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