助動詞
じょどうし · jodoushi · JLPT N1 · noun
auxiliary verb
🛠️ 助動詞 = 助 (help) + 動詞 (verb): a verb that helps another verb
Like a helper for a verb: 助 means help, 動詞 means verb. English 'auxiliary' comes from Latin auxilium, also meaning help.
じょどうし · jodoushi · JLPT N1 · noun
auxiliary verb
🛠️ 助動詞 = 助 (help) + 動詞 (verb): a verb that helps another verb
Like a helper for a verb: 助 means help, 動詞 means verb. English 'auxiliary' comes from Latin auxilium, also meaning help.