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function word in Japanese

function word in Japanese is 機能語.

function word in Japanese

機能語
noun
Pronounced: kinōgo
(linguistics) A word that has little meaning when standing alone, but instead serves to express grammatical relationships with other words within a sentence, or specify the attitude or mood of the speaker, including conjunctions, prepositions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, certain frequent adverbs.
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What is "function word" in Japanese?

"function word" in Japanese is 機能語.

How do you pronounce 機能語?

"function word" in Japanese is 機能語, pronounced "kinōgo".

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