Illustration: During an oral language lesson in a Japanese community classroom, a teacher holds up one toy duck and speaks while directing the learners’ attention to that single object. On a separate tray beside it sits a group of three identical ducks, providing a clear contrast in number.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

単たん数すう

tansuu

singular form

Used for grammatical number, in contrast with 複数. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. everyは単数たんすう扱あつかいになります。

    The word "every" is treated as singular.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 今日きょうは、一般動詞いっぱんどうしの三人称さんにんしょう単数たんすう現在げんざいについて説明せつめいします。

    Today I’ll explain the third-person singular present tense of regular verbs.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

  3. allは通常つうじょう、複数形扱ふくすうけいあつかいですが、不可算名詞ふかさんめいしの前まえにくるallは、単数たんすう形扱けいあつかいになります。

    “All” is usually treated as plural, but when it comes before an uncountable noun, it is treated as singular.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

Kanji in 単数

  • 単simple; oneOnタンKunひとえ
  • 数number; strengthOnスウ・ス・サクKunかず・かぞえる・しばしば

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