複文(ふくぶん)

ふくぶん
noun
complex sentence (grammar)
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1. complex sentence (grammar)
In Japanese grammar, a sentence containing one main clause and at least one subordinate clause. Contrasts with 単文(たんぶん) (simple sentence) and 重文(じゅうぶん) (compound sentence).
複文(ふくぶん)の構造(こうぞう)を学(まな)ぶ。
To study the structure of complex sentences.
この文(ぶん)は主文(しゅぶん)と従属節(じゅうぞくせつ)からなる複文(ふくぶん)だ。
This sentence is a complex sentence made up of a main clause and a subordinate clause.
日本語(にほんご)の複文(ふくぶん)では、従属節(じゅうぞくせつ)が主文(しゅぶん)の前(まえ)に置(お)かれることが多(おお)い。
In Japanese complex sentences, the subordinate clause is often placed before the main clause.

Grammatical term. Compound of 複(ふく) (compound, multiple) + 文(ぶん) (sentence).

Related grammar terms

  • 単文(たんぶん): simple sentence — one subject-predicate pair
  • 重文(じゅうぶん): compound sentence — two or more coordinate clauses joined with conjunctions
  • 複文(ふくぶん): complex sentence — a main clause plus one or more subordinate clauses
  • 主文(しゅぶん): main clause
  • 従属節(じゅうぞくせつ): subordinate clause

Related Words

Related: 主文(しゅぶん) (main clause (grammar))
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