語順(ごじゅん)

ごじゅん
noun
word order
academiceducation
1. word order
The arrangement of words in a sentence according to the grammatical rules of a language. A key concept in linguistics and language learning.
日本語(にほんご)の語順(ごじゅん)は英語(えいご)と違(ちが)う。
Japanese word order is different from English.
語順(ごじゅん)を間違(まちが)えると意味(いみ)が変(か)わることがある。
If you get the word order wrong, the meaning can change.
日本語(にほんご)は主語(しゅご)・目的語(もくてきご)・動詞(どうし)という語順(ごじゅん)が基本(きほん)だが、助詞(じょし)があるので比較的(ひかくてき)自由(じゆう)に並(なら)び替(か)えられる。
Japanese has a basic subject-object-verb word order, but because it uses particles, words can be rearranged relatively freely.

Compound of 語(ご) (word) + 順(じゅん) (order). Frequently encountered in language textbooks and linguistic discussions.

Japanese is classified as an SOV (subject-object-verb) language, contrasting with English SVO order. However, Japanese 語順(ごじゅん) is relatively flexible because grammatical relationships are marked by particles rather than position.

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Related: 文法(ぶんぽう) (grammar)
Related: 構文(こうぶん) (sentence structure, syntax)
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