Phrase guide

sentence-final particle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a word class that occurs at the end of a sentence or utterance that does not carry relational meaning, but may indicate linguistic modality, register or pragmatics

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From sentence + final + particle.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 句尾助詞 /句尾助词 (geoi3 mei5 zo6 ci4) — linguistic class
  • Chinese Mandarin: 句尾助詞 /句尾助词 (jùwěi zhùcí) — linguistic class
  • Japanese: 文末助詞 (bunmatsujoshi) — linguistic class
  • Japanese: 文末詞 (bunmatsuji) — linguistic class
  • Japanese: 終助詞 (shūjoshi) — linguistic class
  • Korean: 종결 어미 (jonggyeol eomi) — linguistic class