Meaning of 不定詞 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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不定詞
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Kana Readingふていし
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Romajifuteishi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- infinitive
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Example Sentences
不定詞, ふていし used in context
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An infinitive without a 'to' attached is called a bare infinitive.
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needless to sayは不定詞の慣用表現として紹介されることが多いです。
'needless to say' is often introduced as an idiomatic expression in the infinitive.
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不定詞の形容詞的用法には２種類あり、①限定用法、②叙述用法。②はもちろん主格補語です。
There are two ways of using the infinitive as an adjective, 1. attributive, 2. predicative. Naturally 2. is a subject complement.
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