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indefinite pronoun

    WordNetindefinite pronounと他の単語との繋がり

    • 1名詞

      意味

      (grammar) a pronoun having no specific referent, such as someone, anybody, or nothing.

      （文法）someone、anybody、nothingのように、特定の指示対象を持たない代名詞

      例文

      • In ‘many disagree with his views’ the word ‘many’ functions as an indefinite pronoun, while in ‘many people disagree with his views’ it functions as a quantifier.

        「many disagree with his views」では「many」という単語は不定代名詞として機能するが、「many people disagree with his views」では数量詞として機能する

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