文法

• 読み: ぶんぽう
• ローマ字: bunpou
• 漢字の分解: 文 (bun/mon) — writing, sentence; 法 (hō/pō) — law, method
• 発音: /bɯɴ.poː/

意味

Grammar. The set of rules governing how words are combined to form sentences in a language.

Used to refer to grammar in any language. A key term in language learning contexts, appearing in expressions like 文法を勉強する (to study grammar) and 文法的に正しい (grammatically correct). Japanese grammar is notably different from European languages, with SOV word order and extensive use of particles.

例文

1. 日本語の文法は英語と違います。
2. 文法の問題が一番難しかった。
3. 文法を勉強してから会話の練習をします。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, language learning, academics

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Chinese 文法 (wénfǎ). Compound of 文 (bun, writing/sentence) and 法 (hou, method/law). Literally 'the rules of writing.'

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal