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英語の文構造は大抵、主語、動詞、目的語/補語だ。

Sentence Analyzer

英語 構造 大抵 主語 動詞 目的語 補語

English Translation

In English, the usual sentence structure is Subject - Verb - Object/Complement.

Furigana

英語(えいご)(ぶん)構造(こうぞう)大抵(たいてい)主語(しゅご)動詞(どうし)目的語(もくてきご)補語(ほご)だ。

Romanji

Eigo no bun kōzō wa taitei, shugo, dōshi, mokutekigo hogo da.

Words

英語 (えいご)
English (language)
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(ぶん)
sentence; composition; text; writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literature
構造 (こうぞう)
structure; construction
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大抵 (たいてい)
mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally; probably; most; almost all; ordinary; proper; appropriate; moderate
主語 (しゅご)
subject
目的語 (もくてきご)
object
補語 (ほご)
complement
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: エイ、 はなぶさ
Meanings: England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: コウ、 かま.える、 かま.う
Meanings: posture, build, pretend
Readings: ゾウ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: create, make, structure, physique
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Reading: テイ
Meanings: resist, reach, touch
Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Reading: 
Meanings: part of speech, words, poetry
Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: ホ、 おぎな.う
Meanings: supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner