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Summary

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preposition:
- voorzetsel
Wiktionary:
- preposition → voorzetsel, kastwoord
- preposition → voorzetsel

English

Detailed Translations for preposition from English to Dutch

preposition:

preposition [the ~] noun

the preposition
het voorzetsel
- voorzetsel [het ~] noun

Translation Matrix for preposition:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
voorzetsel	preposition

Related Words for "preposition":

prepositions

Synonyms for "preposition":

function word; closed-class word
place; position

Related Definitions for "preposition":

a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word¹
(linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)¹

Wiktionary Translations for preposition:

preposition

noun

grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by"
- preposition → voorzetsel; kastwoord

preposition

noun

een onverbuigbaar woord dat de aard van de relatie tussen verschillende elementen in de zin aangeeft
- voorzetsel → preposition

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• preposition	→ voorzetsel	↔ Präposition — Linguistik/Sprachwissenschaft: unflektierbares Wort, das eine Ergänzung in einem bestimmten Kasus fordert
• preposition	→ voorzetsel	↔ préposition — Mot-outil

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