文末(ぶんまつ)

ぶんまつ
noun
end of a sentence
language
1. end of a sentence
The final part of a sentence. In Japanese grammar it is where the predicate, politeness forms and sentence-final particles appear, so the word is common in explanations of style.
文末(ぶんまつ)に句点(くてん)を打(う)つ。
Put a period at the end of the sentence.
文末(ぶんまつ)の「です」を取(と)ってください。
Please remove the です at the end of the sentence.
日本語(にほんご)では文末(ぶんまつ)の表現(ひょうげん)で話(はな)し手(て)の気持(きも)ちが分(わ)かることが多(おお)い。
In Japanese, the speaker's feelings often show in how the sentence ends.

A grammar and writing term. 文末(ぶんまつ)表現(ひょうげん) (sentence-final expressions) covers endings such as です・ます, だ・である, and particles like ね and よ. Its opposite is 文頭(ぶんとう) (beginning of a sentence).

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Added 2026.10.7 22:18 · Revised 2026.10.7 22:23
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