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    主語

    主しゅ語ご

    subject

    N2KMT10News #39+1Ref L2NounCore ConceptsEducationKanji Vocab19 strokes

    しゅご

    Noun

    1.
    subject
    grammar

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    文ぶんの主しゅ語ごは何なんですか。

    What is the subject of the sentence?

    KMT5Core ConceptsEducation
    この文ぶんでは、「私わたし」が主しゅ語ごです。

    In this sentence, "I" is the subject.

    KMT7Core ConceptsEducation
    英えい語ごを学まなぶ際さい、主しゅ語ごと動どう詞しの一いっ致ちは重じゅう要ようなポイントです。

    When learning English, subject-verb agreement is an important point.

    KMT9EducationCore Concepts
    日に本ほん語ごでは、文ぶん脈みゃくによって主しゅ語ごが省しょう略りゃくされることがよくあります。

    In Japanese, the subject is often omitted depending on the context.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEducation
    述じゅつ語ごは主しゅ語ごの動どう作さや状じょう態たいを表あらわします。

    The predicate expresses the action or state of the subject.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    主
    ぬし・おも・あるじ…(6)
    lord・chief・master・main thing・principal
    語
    かた.る・かた.らう…(1)
    word・speech・language
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