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subordinate clause meaning in Sanskrit

उपवाक्य upavākya

subordinate clause in Sanskrit: उपवाक्य (upavākya). In English, subordinate clause means a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence but rather functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence, having been cued by any of various introductory words that subordinate it (complementize it).

Sanskrit words for subordinate clause

subordinate clause
उपवाक्य upavākya

English meaning of subordinate clause

  1. noun A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence but rather functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence, having been cued by any of various introductory words that subordinate it (complementize it).

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Questions about subordinate clause in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of subordinate clause in Sanskrit?
Subordinate clause in Sanskrit is उपवाक्य (upavākya).
subordinate clause इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Subordinate clause: उपवाक्य (upavākya).
What does subordinate clause mean in English?
Subordinate clause means a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence but rather functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence, having been cued by any of various introductory words that subordinate it (complementize it).

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “subordinate clause”: उपवाक्य. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: subordinate clause (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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