Word Meaning 原形
げんけい
genkei
原形 is read as げんけい (genkei) and means original form.
Meaning
English
- original form
- base form
Reading
Kana
げんけい
Romaji
genkei
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
3toのつかない不定詞を原形不定詞と言う。
An infinitive without a 'to' attached is called a bare infinitive.
ひな祭りがいつ頃からある祭りなのか、はっきりとはしていないが、平安時代にはすでに流しびなの原形があったようだ。
It is not known when the Hinamatsuri first started, but the Nagashibina, in its most primitive form, was already being celebrated during the Heian period.
動詞helpはto不定詞・原形不定詞の両方をとりますが、くだけた文体では原形不定詞が多いとされており、この例文でもそれが使われています。
The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence.