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Meaning of Postposition | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun.
  2. The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after.

Equivalents

العربية وضع في الخلف
Azərbaycanca qoşma
Deutsch nachgestellte Präposition nachgestelltes Verhältniswort Nachsetzwort Postposition
Esperanto postpozicio
Español posposición
Eesti tagasõna
Suomi postpositio
Français postposition
Gaeilge iarfhocal
हिन्दी परसर्ग
Magyar névutó
Հայերեն կապ
日本語 てにをは 後置詞
ქართული უკუდებული
한국어 조사
Nederlands achtergeplaatst voorzetsel achterzetsel
Polski poimek
Português posposição
Română postpoziție
Русский послелог
ไทย ปัจฉบท ปัจฉิมบท

Examples

“the postposition of the nominative case to the verb”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

postpositional postpositional phrase postpositioning Postpositions postpositive postpositive adjective

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