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    語尾

    語ご尾び

    (inflectional) ending of a word

    KMT9News #33+1NounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab21 strokes

    ごび

    Noun

    1.
    (inflectional) ending of a word
    grammar
    2.
    end of a sentence

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    日に本ほん語ごの動どう詞しは語ご尾びが変へん化かします。

    Japanese verbs change their endings.

    KMT5Core ConceptsEducation
    丁てい寧ねいな話はなし方かたでは、語ご尾びに「です」「ます」をつけます。

    In polite speech, "desu" and "masu" are added to the end of sentences.

    KMT9Core ConceptsDaily Life
    日に本ほん語ご学がく習しゅう者しゃは、動どう詞しの語ご尾び変へん化かを正せい確かくに覚おぼえる必ひつ要ようがあります。

    Japanese learners need to accurately memorize verb conjugations (word endings).

    KMT9EducationCore Concepts
    彼かれはいつも語ご尾びを伸のばして話はなす癖くせがある。

    He has a habit of always drawing out the ends of his sentences when he speaks.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    方ほう言げんによっては、標ひょう準じゅん語ごとは異ことなる独どく特とくの語ご尾び表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

    Depending on the dialect, unique sentence-ending expressions different from standard Japanese can be observed.

    KMT10Core ConceptsCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    語
    かた.る・かた.らう…(1)
    word・speech・language
    尾
    お…(1)
    tail・end・counter for fish・lower slope of mountain
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