形容動詞
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[edit] Japanese
[edit] Etymology
| Kanji in this term | |||
| 形 | 容 | 動 | 詞 |
形容 (けいよう, keiyō), "adjectival" + 動詞 (どうし, dōshi), "verb"
[edit] Noun
形容動詞 (hiragana けいようどうし, romaji keiyōdōshi)
- (grammar) adjective; adjectival noun; (literally) "adjectival verb"; copular noun; na-adjective; quasi-adjective
[edit] Usage notes
Japanese has three classes of words that correspond to adjectives in English: 形容動詞 (keiyōdōshi), 形容詞 (keiyōshi), and 連体詞 (rentaishi). There are no generally accepted English translations for the above parts of speech, and varying texts adopt different translations. Because some western texts call 形容詞 (keiyōshi) "adjectival verbs", caution must be taken when using the literal translation of 形容動詞 (keiyōdōshi).
