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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSubjekt
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zʊpˈjɛkt
"Das Subjekt steht am Anfang des Satzes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The person or thing that performs the action of the verb in a clause or sentence.
"In the sentence 'The dog barks', 'The dog' is the grammatical subject." - 2
A person, thing, or topic that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.
"The suspect became the main subject of the police investigation."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin subiectus, the past participle of subjicere (to place under, subdue), from sub- (under) + jacere (to throw). Evolving through Old French and medieval scholarly Latin, it entered Italian retaining its core dual meaning of being subject to authority and serving as the primary theme or grammatical actor.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Soggetto" is said worldwide
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sujet
Transliteration: sɥɛ
"Le sujet de la conversation était très intéressant."
Subjekt
Transliteration: zʊpˈjɛkt
"Das Subjekt steht am Anfang des Satzes."
soggetto
Transliteration: soˈdʒɛt.to
"Il soggetto della frase compie l'azione."
sujeto
Transliteration: suˈxeto
"El sujeto principal del estudio es la conducta animal."
sujeito
Transliteration: suˈʒejtu
"O sujeito é o elemento essencial da oração."
विषय
Transliteration: vishay
"इस वाक्य का मुख्य विषय स्पष्ट है।"
主语
Transliteration: zhǔyǔ
"这句话的主语是一个代词。"
주어
Transliteration: ju-eo
"한국어 문장에서 주어가 종종 생략됩니다."
主語
Transliteration: shugo
"日本語では主語が省略されることが多い。"
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