apposition in Japanese
apposition in Japanese is 同格 — apposition means a construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
apposition in Japanese
同格
Pronounced: dōkaku
(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
What does "apposition" mean?
- noun A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
- noun The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases.
- noun The quality of being side by side, apposed instead of opposed, next to each other.
- noun A placing of two things side by side, or the fitting together of two things.
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What is "apposition" in Japanese?
"apposition" in Japanese is 同格. apposition means: A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
How do you pronounce 同格?
"apposition" in Japanese is 同格, pronounced "dōkaku".
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