Grammar - Grade 2 List View

Review these list items to study and edit your keyphrase and other memory aids.
Grammar Point
noun, used as a suffix
n-suf 
A Keyphrase should be a short phrase that brings to mind and helps to remember the information on this frame.
分ぶん

amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for)

Number + Counter + 分

Attaching the suffix 分 to a number and a counter expresses an amount equivalent to that quantity, or enough of something to cover that specific amount. It translates to 'worth' (like 'three days worth') or 'enough for' (like 'for two people'). When this phrase modifies another noun, the particle の is required between 分 and the noun.

Number + Counter + 分

Used as a standalone phrase to express the amount or worth of the specified quantity.

I bought one week's worth in bulk.

Number + Counter + 分 + の + Noun

Used when the amount or worth directly modifies another noun, indicating 'a noun for [quantity]' or '[quantity] worth of a noun'.

Tickets for three people

Two days' worth of medicine

Note

This construction is incredibly common with counters for time (such as days, weeks, or months) and counters for people, especially when discussing food portions, expenses, or supplies.

Noun + 分

Attaching 分 directly to a noun indicates 'the amount of' that noun, 'the portion' belonging to that noun, or the degree to which something has changed.

Expresses a portion, share, or specific calculated amount related to the noun it attaches to.

Calculate the amount of increase.

I will pay the shortage amount later.

Words: 
分ぶん
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