補助動詞

Japanese

Kanji in this term
補	助	動	詞
ほ Grade: 6	じょ Grade: 3	どう Grade: 3	し Grade: 6
kan’on	goon	kan’yōon	kan’on

Examples
いる (iru, “to exist”, of animate nouns) combines with 吹いて (fuite, from 吹く (fuku, “(will) blow(s)”)) to form 吹いている (fuite iru, “am/is/are blowing”), adding a continuous aspect 下さい (kudasai, “please give”, imperative of 下さる (kudasaru)) combines with 待って (matte, from 待つ (matsu, “(will) wait(s)”)) to form 待ってください (matte kudasai, “please wait”), a polite command

Etymology

補助 (“to support”) +‎ 動詞 (“verb”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほじょど​ーし [hòjó dóꜜòshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ʑo̞ do̞ːɕi]

Noun

補(ほ)助(じょ)動(どう)詞(し) • (hojo dōshi) 

1. a free Japanese verb (自立語 (jiritsugo)) that can be grammaticalized by being attached to an inflectional form of another 用言 (yōgen, “inflected word”)

   Coordinate term: 補助形容詞

See also

• 助(じょ)動(どう)詞(し) (jodōshi)
• 本(ほん)動(どう)詞(し) (hondōshi)

Korean

Hanja in this term
補	助	動	詞

Noun

補助動詞 • (bojodongsa) (hangeul 보조동사)

1. Hanja form^? of 보조동사 (“auxiliary verb”).