助動詞

Meanings

1. Noun

   inflecting dependent word (in Japanese); bound auxiliary
2. auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)

• canは助動詞じょどうしですので、疑問文ぎもんぶんでは文頭ぶんとうに持もってきます。

  'can' is an auxiliary verb, so in question sentences it is brought to the start of the phrase.

• この文ぶんは現在完了形げんざいかんりょうけいです。haveは動詞どうしではなく、助動詞じょどうし。

  This sentence is in the present perfect. 'have' is not a verb, but an auxiliary verb.