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GRAMMATICAL TERMS
Potential Form A verb form that expresses competence in the sense of
'can do s.t.' The formation is as follows:
Gr. 1 Verbs Vcond + b e.g. &? b (can talk)
Gr. 2 Verbs Vstem + l; kL& e.g. &< l; kL b (can eat)

Vstem + kLb e.g. (can eat)
In: Verbs &b &l;ktb, (cancome)

Predicate The part of a sentence which makes a statement about the sub-
ject. The core of the predicate consists either of a verb, an adjective, or a noun
followed by a form of the copula da. Optionally, objects and other adjectival
and I or adverbial modifiers may be present. In (a), (b) and (c) the predicates
are printed in bold type.
(a) 8%~ AIL& < Gi*i~o
(Mr. Matsumoto sees movies often.)
(b) WO%I~X XPA~& GkV,
%
(My house is newer than Mr. Smith's.)
1: IIL z- 1E<rv
(c) 7 3 2 CL El *%a)r;l.Y TdO
(John is a student of Japanese language.)

Prefix 1 Suffi A dependent, non-conjugational word attached to nouns or
the stems of verbs and adjectives in order to form new independent words.
Prefmes are attached to the beginnings of nouns, etc. (Ex.(a)), and suffixes to
their endings (Ex.@)).
$25 !5" **+ h<EW - b ~ 3 tr N. LX.
(a) if4 % 3. (superexpress); f4& $3 (vice-president); BR W 42. (indiffer-
ence)

Prenominal Form The verb I adjective form which precedes a noun and
modifies it. The bold-faced verbs and adjectives in (a), (b), (c) and (d) are
prenorninal forms.