現在時制

Japanese

Kanji in this term
現	在	時	制
げん Grade: 5	ざい Grade: 5	じ Grade: 2	せい Grade: 5
goon			kan'on

Etymology

Compound of 現在 (genzai, “present, now”) +‎ 時制 (jisei, “grammatical tense”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞nd͡za̠i d͡ʑise̞ː]

Noun

現(げん)在(ざい)時(じ)制(せい) • (genzai jisei) 

1. (grammar) present tense

Coordinate terms

• 未(み)来(らい)時(じ)制(せい) (mirai jisei, “future tense”)
• 過(か)去(こ)時(じ)制(せい) (kako jisei, “past tense”)