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Pronunciation / Transliteration: apozition
"In dem Satz 'Mein Bruder, ein talentierter Musiker, spielt Gitarre', steht 'ein talentierter Musiker' in Apposition zu 'meinem Bruder'."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A grammatical construction in which a noun or noun phrase is placed next to another noun or noun phrase to explain or identify it.
"In the sentence 'My brother, a skilled musician, plays the guitar,' 'a skilled musician' is in apposition to 'my brother'." - 2
The relationship between two elements in a sentence where one element serves to define or clarify the other.
"The phrase 'the capital of France, Paris,' demonstrates apposition, as 'Paris' clarifies 'the capital of France'."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'apposition' originates from the Latin word 'appositio', meaning 'to place near'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 16th century, where it retained its grammatical connotation of placing words or phrases next to each other for clarification or elaboration.
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apposition
Transliteration: apozisyon
"Dans la phrase 'Mon frère, un musicien talentueux, joue de la guitare', 'un musicien talentueux' est en apposition à 'mon frère'."
Apposition
Transliteration: apozition
"In dem Satz 'Mein Bruder, ein talentierter Musiker, spielt Gitarre', steht 'ein talentierter Musiker' in Apposition zu 'meinem Bruder'."
apposizione
Transliteration: appoziˈtsjone
"Nella frase 'Mio fratello, un musicista talentuoso, suona la chitarra', 'un musicista talentuoso' è in apposizione a 'mio fratello'."
aposición
Transliteration: aposithion
"En la frase 'Mi hermano, un músico talentoso, toca la guitarra', 'un músico talentoso' está en aposición a 'mi hermano'."
aposição
Transliteration: aposisão
"Na frase 'Meu irmão, um músico talentoso, toca violão', 'um músico talentoso' está em aposição a 'meu irmão'."
संबंध
Transliteration: sambandh
"वाक्य 'मेरे भाई, एक कुशल संगीतकार, गिटार बजाते हैं' में 'एक कुशल संगीतकार' मेरे भाई के संबंध में है।"
同位语
Transliteration: tóngwèiyǔ
"在句子'我的兄弟，一个优秀的音乐家，弹吉他'中，'一个优秀的音乐家'是对'我的兄弟'的同位语。"
동격
Transliteration: donggyeok
"문장 '내 형, 재능 있는 음악가, 기타를 친다'에서 '재능 있는 음악가'는 '내 형'에 대한 동격이다."
同格
Transliteration: どうかく
"文 '私の兄、才能ある音楽家はギターを弾く' では、'才能ある音楽家' は '私の兄' に同格です。"
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