主語|しゅごshugo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, grammarsubject
   英語えいごの文ぶん構造こうぞうは大抵たいてい、主語しゅご、動詞どうし、目的語もくてきご／補語ほごだ。↗

   In English, the usual sentence structure is Subject - Verb - Object/Complement.

• RelatedサブジェクトNeutralA loanword for a topic or subject of study, also the subject line of an email; 「主語」 is specifically the grammatical subject of a sentence.
• Related主部しゅぶWrittenA written/formal grammar term for the whole subject part of a sentence, including its modifiers; 「主語」 can also be a noun phrase with modifiers.
• Related主辞しゅじWrittenA written/formal term from logic for the subject of a proposition; 「主語」 is the grammar term.
• Antonym述語じゅつごNeutralThe predicate, the sentence element that stands opposite 「主語」.
• Antonym目的語もくてきごNeutralThe object of a verb; a different sentence element from 「主語」, not a true antonym.

Use 「主語」 for the grammatical subject of a sentence. Use 「主部」 for the subject part including modifiers, and 「主辞」 in logic. The element contrasted with the subject is the predicate 「述語」; the object 「目的語」 is a separate element, not an antonym.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 述語じゅつごがある文ぶんの、述語じゅつごに含ふくまれない名詞句めいしく相当そうとう語句ごく。
2. 《生成せいせい文法ぶんぽう》文ぶんとしての最大さいだい投射とうしゃに直接ちょくせつ支配しはいされる名詞句めいしく。