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JLPT N2

単数

単数 means “singular” in Japanese. You’ll almost always hear it when people talk about grammar.

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Other forms

単数形 tansuukei, singular form
複数 fukusuu, plural
複数形 fukusuukei, plural form
Noun

Singular

The grammatical term for “singular,” referring to a quantity of exactly one.

Example

英語 で は 、 名詞 に 単数 と 複数 の 区別 が あります 。

In English, nouns have a distinction between singular and plural.

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単数 means "singular" in Japanese. You'll almost always hear it when people talk about grammar.
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