subordinating conjunction
subordinating conjunction · subordinating conjunctions
подчинительный союз
Subjunktion, unterordnendes Bindewort, unterordnende Konjunktion, subordinierende Konjunktion
A word that appears at the beginning of a subordinate clause and establishes its natureA word that appears at the beginning of a subordinate clause and establishes its nature.
Meaning
1 sensesA word that appears at the beginning of a subordinate clause and establishes its nature.
Near-synonym: subordinator
Subjunktion, unterordnendes Bindewort, unterordnende Konjunktion
подчини́тельный сою́зpodčinítelʹnyj sojúz
More definitions
- a conjunction (like ‘since’ or ‘that’ or ‘who’) that introduces a dependent clause
- the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause:
Forms
plural: subordinating conjunctions| Singular | subordinating conjunction |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a conjunction (like ‘since’ or ‘that’ or ‘who’) that introduces a dependent clause:subordinate conjunction