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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

主しゅ語ご

shugo

grammatical subject

Example sentences

  1. 英語えいごの文構造ぶんこうぞうは大抵たいてい、主語しゅご、動詞どうし、目的語もくてきご／補語ほごだ。

    In English, the usual sentence structure is Subject - Verb - Object/Complement.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 文ぶんには普通ふつう、主語しゅごと動詞どうしがある。

    A sentence normally has a subject and a verb.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 動詞どうしは述語動詞じゅつごどうしのことです。述語動詞じゅつごどうしは、主語しゅごや表あらわす時ときによって形かたちを変かえます。

    'Verb' refers to the predicate verb. Predicate verbs change their form depending on the subject and the time expressed.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 主語

  • 主lord; chiefOnシュ・ス・シュウKunぬし・おも・あるじ
  • 語word; speechOnゴKunかたる・かたらう

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