noun
present form; present tense
Grammatical term referring to the verb form that expresses present or future actions, states, or habitual events. In Japanese, the so-called 'present form' (e.g., 書く, 食べる) often also covers future meaning.
英語の現在形は、習慣や一般的な事実を表す。
The English present form expresses habits or general facts.
日本語の動詞の現在形は未来のことも表せる。
The present form of Japanese verbs can also express future events.
Future form; Japanese does not have a distinct future form, so 現在形 often covers future meaning.
Compound of 現在 (present) and 形 (form), a straightforward calque from Western grammatical terminology.