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We found 18 words, 2 kanji, and 5 examples matching '不定'
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uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
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2
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
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noun
unscheduled task  (computer terminology)
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0
noun
1. indeterminate form
2. undefined; indefinite; unstructured; protean; amorphous
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2
noun
infinitive  (linguistics terminology)
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フ   ブ    not   
テイ   ジョウ   determined   さだ decidedly, truly   さだめる to decide, determine   さだまる to be determined   
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ヒキ    roll / bolt of cloth   
roof   
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ふてい
不定
ことば
けいようしてき
形容詞的
ようほう
用法
しゅるい
種類
あり
げんてい
限定
ようほう
用法
じょじゅつ
叙述
ようほう
用法
もちろん
しゅかく
主格
ほご
補語
です
There are two ways of using the infinitive as an adjective, 1. attributive, 2. predicative. Naturally 2. is a subject complement.
つぎ
どうし
動詞
ふてい
不定
ことば
だけ
もくてきご
目的語
とります
The following verbs only take the to-infinitive as their object.
toつかない
ふていし
不定詞
げんけいふていし
原形不定詞

An infinitive without a 'to' attached is called a bare infinitive.
needless to say
ふていし
不定詞
かんよう
慣用
ひょうげん
表現
として
しょうかい
紹介
される
こと
おお
です
'needless to say' is often introduced as an idiomatic expression in the infinitive.
どうし
動詞
helpto
ふていし
不定詞
げんけい
原形
ふていし
不定詞
りょうほう
両方
とりますくだけた
ぶんたい
文体
げんけい
原形
ふていし
不定詞
おお
されておりこの
れいぶん
例文
それ
つか
使
われています

The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence.
 
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