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者
mono
person
学生者は勉強する
Students study.
general
A suffix used to form nouns indicating a person or thing that performs a certain action or has a particular characteristic.
医者は患者を診察する
The doctor examines the patient.
この本は小説者が書いた
This book was written by a novelist.
The suffix '者' is often used to create nouns from verbs, indicating the person or thing associated with the verb's action.
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Common Usage
The suffix '者' is often used to create nouns from verbs, indicating the person or thing associated with the verb's action.
Gold Rule
Formation
The suffix '者' is added to the stem of a verb to create a noun indicating the person or thing associated with the verb's action.
Word Origin
Derived from Classical Chinese, where it was used to indicate a person or thing associated with a particular action or characteristic.
Usage Notes
The suffix '者' is very common in Japanese and is used to create a wide variety of nouns. It is often added to verbs to indicate the person or thing performing the action.
Word Breakdown
者
person or thing
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