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Japanese word 形容動詞: adjectival noun / quasi-adjective. Meanings and example sentences.

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形容動詞 (けいようどうし): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

形容動詞 (けいようどうし) means adjectival noun / quasi-adjective.

See example sentences below.

形容動詞 at a glance

形容動詞
けいようどうしkeiyoudoushi
N2noun
adjectival noun / quasi-adjective
形容動詞けいようどうしkeiyoudoushiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 形容動詞

Core meaning

adjectival noun / quasi-adjective

Basic example sentences

Example 1

形容動詞は日本語の文法用語です。

Translation

Keiyoudoushi is a Japanese grammar term.

Example 2

彼の説明は形容動詞が多いです。

Translation

His explanation has many adjectival nouns.

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