postposition
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postposition
- /ˌpəʊstpəˈzɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌpoʊstpəˈzɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
noun postpositions
- A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun.
- The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after. the postposition of the nominative case to the verb
Similar: postpositive preposition · Opposite: preposition
verb postpositions · postpositioning · postpositioned
- To be placed after a the word that it modifies. Nonetheless, PPs in my dataset not only make up the bulk of the non-clausal postpositionings, but they are also postpositioned at a relatively high rate, particularly in comparison to adverbs, the second most frequent form.
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noun
Similar: postpositive preposition · Opposite: preposition
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noun (grammar) words that come after the noun
| Español | posposición, postposición |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조사 josa |
| 日本語 | 後置詞 kōchishi |
| 中文 | 後置詞 /后置词 hòuzhìcí |
| Português | posposição |
| Deutsch | Nachsetzwort, nachgestellte Präposition, Postposition, nachgestelltes Verhältniswort |
| Italiano | posposizione, postposizione |
| Română | postpoziție |
| Русский | послело́г poslelóg |
| Tiếng Việt | hậu giới từ |
noun position of a word
| Español | posposición, postposición |
|---|
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