relative clause
A subordinate clause that modifies or gives further information about a noun or…A subordinate clause that modifies or gives further information about a noun or sometimes a whole statement; in English, it may be introduced by a relative pronoun (sometimes optional) such as that, which or who.
» A subject is missing in the relative clause.
In dem Relativsatz fehlt ein Subjekt.
Meaning
1 sensesA subordinate clause that modifies or gives further information about a noun or sometimes a whole statement; in English, it may be introduced by a relative pronoun (sometimes optional) such as that, which or who.
Near-synonyms: (dated, deprecated) adjective clause, adjectival clause, attributive clause
Relativsatz
относи́тельное прида́точное предложе́ниеotnosítelʹnoje pridátočnoje predložénije
a clause introduced by a relative pronoun
Examples
4 sentencesA subject is missing in the relative clause.
deIn dem Relativsatz fehlt ein Subjekt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I read the thesis "A Lexical-Functional Analysis of Swahili Relative Clauses."
The dissertation "The Analysis of Japanese Relative Clauses" may interest Japan fans.
"A subject is missing in the relative clause." "What? I don't speak linguistics."
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
plural: relative clauses| Singular | relative clause |
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regular