操縦士

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 操縦士 is a noun read そうじゅうし, meaning a pilot who operates an aircraft or similar vehicle.
• Basic usage: Use 操縦士が計器を確認する for a pilot checking instruments and 操縦士になる夢 for a dream of becoming a pilot.
  • 操縦士が出発前に計器を確認した。 describes a pilot checking the instruments before departure; 少年は飛行機の操縦士になる夢を持っている。 describes a boy who dreams of becoming an airplane pilot.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 操縦士が確認する
  • が marks the pilot as the person performing the check.
• 操縦士になる
  • に marks the occupation that the boy hopes to enter.
• 出発前に
  • 前に places the instrument check before departure.