文型(ぶんけい)

ぶんけい
noun
sentence pattern; grammatical pattern
academiclanguage
1. sentence pattern; grammatical pattern; sentence structure
A standard pattern or template for constructing sentences in a language. A key concept in Japanese language education.
新(あたら)しい文型(ぶんけい)を覚(おぼ)える。
To learn a new sentence pattern.
この教科書(きょうかしょ)は各課(かくか)に三(みっ)つの文型(ぶんけい)が紹介(しょうかい)されている。
This textbook introduces three sentence patterns in each lesson.
文型(ぶんけい)を使(つか)って自分(じぶん)で文(ぶん)を作(つく)る練習(れんしゅう)をしましょう。
Let's practice making your own sentences using the sentence patterns.

A term learners of Japanese encounter constantly in textbooks and classrooms. Japanese language education is heavily structured around 文型(ぶんけい), with each lesson typically introducing one or more patterns (e.g., ～たことがある, ～なければならない). Composed of 文(ぶん) (sentence) + 型(けい) (pattern/form).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 文法(ぶんぽう): grammar — the broader system of rules; 文型(ぶんけい) refers to specific patterns within grammar
  • 構文(こうぶん): syntax; sentence structure — more technical/linguistic; 文型(ぶんけい) is more pedagogical
  • 表現(ひょうげん): expression — a particular way of saying something, not necessarily a structural pattern

Related Words

Compare: 文法(ぶんぽう) (grammar)
Compare: 構文(こうぶん) (syntax)
Compare: 表現(ひょうげん) (expression)
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