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Japanese word 主語: grammatical subject. Meanings and example sentences.

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主語 (しゅご): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

主語 (しゅご) means grammatical subject.

See example sentences below.

主語 at a glance

主語
しゅごshugo
N2noun
grammatical subject
主語しゅごshugoN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 主語

Core meaning

grammatical subject

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この文の主語は何ですか。

Translation

What is the subject of this sentence?

Example 2

主語がはっきりしていません。

Translation

The subject is not clear.

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