Word
噛み合わせ を 確認します。kamiawase o kakuninshimasu.
Meaning
I will check the bite alignment.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of kamiawase o kakuninshimasu.
をo
direct object particle
確認するkakuninsuru
to check
噛み合わせkamiawase
the bite alignment
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Questions & Answers about kamiawase o kakuninshimasu.
What does 噛み合わせ mean literally, and how is it built?
噛み合わせ is read かみあわせ.
It comes from the verb 噛み合う (かみあう), which means to fit together, to mesh, or literally to bite together. In a dental context, 噛み合わせ refers to how the upper and lower teeth meet—in other words, one’s bite or occlusion.
So the noun has the sense of the way things come together when biting.
Why is the particle を used here?
を marks the direct object of the verb.
In this sentence:
- 噛み合わせ = the bite / the alignment of the teeth
- を = marks it as the thing being checked
- 確認します = check / confirm
So 噛み合わせを確認します means literally something like:
(I / we) will check the bite.
What does 確認します mean, and why is します used?