🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Subjekt

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zʊpˈjɛkt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Soggetto/soˈdʒɛt.to/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #850 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Subjekt steht am Anfang des Satzes."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 2

    A person, thing, or topic that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.

    "The suspect became the main subject of the police investigation."

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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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