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binding particle; focus particle
A grammatical term for particles such as は, も, こそ, and さえ that attach to a word and add focus or emphasis rather than marking a plain grammatical case. In classical Japanese they trigger special sentence-ending inflection (係り結び).
「は」や「も」は係助詞だ。
"Wa" and "mo" are binding particles.
係助詞は文の意味に特別な働きを加える。
Binding particles add a special nuance to a sentence's meaning.
古文では、係助詞「ぞ」や「こそ」が文末の活用を変える。
In classical Japanese, the binding particles "zo" and "koso" change the inflection at the end of the sentence.
A grammar term for particles that add focus or emphasis rather than marking a grammatical case. In classical Japanese, certain ones govern a special ending inflection called 係り結び.
COMMON EXAMPLES:
- は: topic marker
- も: also; even
- こそ: precisely; emphatically
RELATED:
- 格助詞: case particle — marks grammatical roles such as subject and object
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格助詞