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postpositional
adjective
language specializeduk /ˈpəʊst.pəˌzɪʃ.ən.əl/ us /ˈpoʊst.pəˌzɪʃ.ən.əl/
In grammar, a postpositional word or phrase comes after a word or group of words that it is related to. A postpositional language is one where this happens:
There are several types of postpositional particles in Japanese.
In the postpositional languages, this mark of tense is always placed after the verbal root.
Several of the indigenous languages of North America are postpositional.
Korean has a rich system of particles that are all postpositional.
In the example, the postpositional clause is bracketed to clarify the underlying structure.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linguistics: grammatical terms
ablative
apposition
appositive
appositively
attributively
collocate
concord
dative
feminine
genitive
indirect object
inflected
nominal
plural
plurally
post-modifier
postposition
postpositive
postpositively
syntax
Related word
postposition
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