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(grammar) A word (in English, it or there) used as the subject of a sentence when the real subject is placed after the main verb, or when the subject is indefinite.

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(grammar) A word (in English, it or there) used as the subject of a sentence when the real subject is placed after the main verb, or when the subject is indefinite.

Japanese Meaning

仮主語：文中で形式的な主語として用いられ、実際の意味を持たず、主語が文中の別の位置に存在する場合や不定の主語を補うために使われる語（例：英語の 'it' や 'there'）

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言語学の教授は、「it」や「there」のような形式主語は、実際の主語が後に現れるときに使われると説明しました。

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(grammar) A word (in English, it or there) used as the subject of a sentence when the real subject is placed after the main verb, or when the subject is indefinite.