Meanings
plural subordinate clauses
- grammarA clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence but rather functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence, having been cued by any of various introductory words that subordinate it (complementize it).
Synonyms: dependent clause, embedded clause
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence but rather functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence, having been cued by any of various introductory words that subordinate it (complementize it).
More synonyms by meaning
nouna clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 從屬小句 /从属小句, 從句 /从句
- 從屬小句 /从属小句 (cóngshǔ xiǎojù)a clause that cannot stand alone
- 從句 /从句 (cóngjù)a clause that cannot stand alone
Czech vedlejší věta
- vedlejší větaa clause that cannot stand alone
Danish ledsætning, bisætning
- ledsætninga clause that cannot stand alone
- bisætninga clause that cannot stand alone
Dutch bijzin
- bijzina clause that cannot stand alone
Finnish sivulause
- sivulausea clause that cannot stand alone
French proposition subordonnée, subordonnée
- proposition subordonnéea clause that cannot stand alone
- subordonnéea clause that cannot stand alone
German Nebensatz, Gliedsatz
- Nebensatza clause that cannot stand alone
- Gliedsatza clause that cannot stand alone
Greek δευτερεύουσα πρόταση
- δευτερεύουσα πρόταση (defterévousa prótasi)a clause that cannot stand alone
Hungarian mellékmondat
- mellékmondata clause that cannot stand alone
Icelandic aukasetning
- aukasetninga clause that cannot stand alone
Irish fochlásal
- fochlásala clause that cannot stand alone
Italian proposizione subordinata
- proposizione subordinataa clause that cannot stand alone
Japanese 従属節, 付属節
- 従属節 (jūzokusetsu)a clause that cannot stand alone
- 付属節 (fuzokusetsu)a clause that cannot stand alone
Korean 종속절
- 종속절 (jongsokjeol)a clause that cannot stand alone
Latvian palīgteikums
- palīgteikumsa clause that cannot stand alone
Norwegian Bokmål leddsetning, bisetning
- leddsetninga clause that cannot stand alone
- bisetninga clause that cannot stand alone
Polish zdanie podrzędne
- zdanie podrzędnea clause that cannot stand alone
Portuguese oração subordinada
- oração subordinadaa clause that cannot stand alone
Romanian propoziție subordonată
- propoziție subordonatăa clause that cannot stand alone
Russian прида́точное предложе́ние
- прида́точное предложе́ние (pridátočnoje predložénije)a clause that cannot stand alone
Scottish Gaelic fo-chlàs
- fo-chlàsa clause that cannot stand alone
Spanish proposición subordinada
- proposición subordinadaa clause that cannot stand alone
Swedish bisats
- bisatsa clause that cannot stand alone
Thai อนุประโยค, ประโยคย่อย
- อนุประโยค (à-nú-bprà-yòok)a clause that cannot stand alone
- ประโยคย่อย (bprà-yòok-yɔ̂i)a clause that cannot stand alone
Turkish yan cümle, yan tümce
- yan cümlea clause that cannot stand alone
- yan tümcea clause that cannot stand alone
Welsh isgymal
- isgymala clause that cannot stand alone
Cite this entry
subordinate clause. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subordinate%20clause
“subordinate clause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subordinate%20clause. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subordinate clause,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subordinate%20clause.
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