How to say "adjunct" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 付加詞ふかしnounCovers 'adjunct' as a linguistics term for a word or phrase that adds optional information in a sentence. This is a technical vocabulary term, so it is the word you want mainly in grammar or linguistics discussions.
- 補佐役ほさやくnounRefers to a person, not a grammatical term: someone who assists or supports a superior, like an assistant or lieutenant. The 'adjunct' gloss is marginal here; for a person in a supporting role this word really means 'assistant'.
For the grammatical sense of 'adjunct' use 付加詞; for a person serving in a supporting or assistant role use 補佐役, which literally means 'assistant' and only secondarily 'adjunct'.
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