An inflecting dependent word that attaches to verbs/adjectives to add grammatical meanings such as tense, negation, possibility, or politeness (auxiliary verb in Japanese grammar).
日本語の助動詞「ます」は丁寧さを表します。
The Japanese auxiliary verb "-masu" expresses politeness.
助動詞は動詞の語尾に付いて時制や否定を示すことが多い。
Auxiliary verbs often attach to the end of verbs to indicate tense or negation.
中学の国語の授業で助動詞の活用を学んだ。
In junior-high Japanese class we learned the conjugation of auxiliary verbs.
An auxiliary verb in languages other than Japanese — a word that combines with a main verb to express grammatical meanings (e.g., English will, have, be).
英語の助動詞 "will" は未来を表すのに使われます。
The English auxiliary verb "will" is used to express the future.
ドイツ語でも助動詞を使って完了形を作る。
German also uses auxiliary verbs to form the perfect tense.
言語学の講義で、助動詞と主要動詞の違いを説明した。
In the linguistics lecture, the difference between auxiliaries and main verbs was explained.