Definition of 助動詞 (じょどうし)

noun
1.
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese), bound auxiliary(linguistics)
2.
auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)(linguistics)
Related Kanji
help, rescue, assist
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
part of speech, words, poetry
Example sentences(showing 2 results)

ぶん
げんざいかんりょうけ
現在完了形
。have
どう
動詞
じょどう
助動詞
This sentence is in the present perfect. 'have' is not a verb, but an auxiliary verb

can
じょどう
助動詞
もんぶん
疑問文
ぶんとう
文頭
'can' is an auxiliary verb, so in question sentences it is brought to the start of the phrase