postposition

pəʊstpəˈzɪʃən
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Translation of postposition into German

Noun

1.

linguistics

TECH.
word placed after a noun it governs
TECH.
Postposition f
  • In Japanese, 'ni' is a postposition.Im Japanischen ist 'ni' eine Postposition.
2.

syntax

TECH.
placement of modifier after the word it modifies
TECH.
  • The postposition of 'quickly' in 'He runs quickly' is common.Die Nachstellung von 'schnell' in 'Er läuft schnell' ist üblich.
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Synonyms and analogies of postposition in English

Examples of postposition in a sentence

  • In Korean, 'e' acts as a postposition.
  • The postposition of 'enough' in 'good enough' is subtle.
  • In Japanese, postposition is a common grammatical feature.

Translations of "postposition" in Context ordered by category and frequency

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The illative form of the postposition пaл 'side' is пaлa 'to the side of'.

Die illative Form der Postposition пaл 'side' ist пaлa 'to the side of' (zur Seite von).

When combining with the postposition ǰedir, -GAš is dative- marked, as governed by this postposition.

In Verbindung mit der Postposition ǰedir nimmt -GAš den Dativ an, der von dieser Postposition regiert wird.

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Oromo noun has a citation form or base form that is used when the noun is the object of a verb, the object of a preposition or postposition, or a nominal predicative.

Nomina in Oromo haben eine Grundform, die verwendet wird, wenn das Nomen ein direktes Objekt eines Verbes, Objekt einer Präposition oder einer Postposition oder ein Prädikatsnomen ist

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