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Dictionary: “助動詞”

助動詞

じょどうし

inflecting dependent word (in japanese); bound auxiliary

Example sentence

This sentence is in the present perfect. 'have' is not a verb, but an auxiliary verb.

Kanji details

助

・help

・rescue

・assist

動

・move

・motion

・change

・confusion

・shift

・shake

詞

・part of speech

・words

・poetry

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じょどうし

auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)