- kandoushi interjection
Learners meet this grammar term when studying Japanese parts of speech; it's technical, not for daily conversation.
「ああ」や「おお」は感動詞です。
Aa ya oo wa kandoushi desu.
"Ah" and "oh" are interjections.
感動詞の使い方を練習しましょう。
Kandoushi no tsukaikata o renshuu shimashou.
Let's practice how to use interjections.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 感嘆詞 (kantanshi), which specifically refers to exclamatory interjections, while 感動詞 is the broader grammatical category.
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💡 Use は or が to mark this word as the topic or subject of a sentence.
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