function word in German
function word in German is Synsemantikon, Synsemantikum, Funktionswort.
function word in German
Synsemantikon
(linguistics) A word that has little meaning when standing alone, but instead serves to express grammatical relationships with other words within a sentence, or specify the attitude or mood of the speaker, including conjunctions, prepositions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, certain frequent adverbs.
Synsemantikum
(linguistics) A word that has little meaning when standing alone, but instead serves to express grammatical relationships with other words within a sentence, or specify the attitude or mood of the speaker, including conjunctions, prepositions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, certain frequent adverbs.
Funktionswort
(linguistics) A word that has little meaning when standing alone, but instead serves to express grammatical relationships with other words within a sentence, or specify the attitude or mood of the speaker, including conjunctions, prepositions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, certain frequent adverbs.
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What is "function word" in German?
"function word" in German is Synsemantikon, Synsemantikum, Funktionswort.
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Yes — German has 3 translations listed for "function word": Synsemantikon, Synsemantikum, Funktionswort.
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