A grammatical element in the Japanese language that attaches to nouns, verbs, or adjectives to indicate their grammatical relationships within a sentence, conveying aspects such as subject, object, or context without changing form.
A type of auxiliary word that serves to clarify the meaning of other words by connecting them or providing additional nuances, often categorized into different types such as case particles and conjunction particles.
A specific category of words in Japanese grammar that functions as non-inflecting markers, allowing speakers and writers to express more complex ideas by showing how elements within a sentence relate to each other.
An essential component of Japanese syntax that helps to define the roles of various words in a sentence, thus guiding interpretation and meaning through various classifications like subject markers and topic markers.
Example:
中国語においては「テンス」を表す場合には上述のように「助詞」か「時を表す語」または文脈によるものが多い。