English
Noun
relative clause (plural relative clauses)
- (grammar) A subordinate clause that modifies a noun.
- In the sentence I caught the dog that bit you, the relative clause that bit you modifies the noun dog.
Synonyms
- adjective clause
- adjectival clause
Translations
type of subordinate clause
- Arabic:
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 關係字句, 关系字句 (guānxì zìjù), 關係從句, 关系从句 (guānxì cóngjù)
- Finnish: relatiivilause
- French: proposition relative (fr) f
- German: Relativsatz (de) m
- Icelandic: tilvísunarsetning f
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- Japanese: 関係節 (かんけいせつ, kankeisetsu)
- Polish: zdanie podrzędne (pl)
- Russian: относи́тельное прида́точное предложе́ние n (otnosítelʹnoje pridátočnoje predložénije)
- Spanish: oración de relativo f, cláusula relativa f
- Thai: คุณานุประโยค (kú-naa-nú-bprà-yòok)
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