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subordinazione

subordination

noun soob-or-dee-nah-TSYOH-neh Rare
Grammar & Structure Conjunctions

Also means

subjugation

Usage Note

Subordinazione denotes the state of being subordinate — used in grammar (a proposizione subordinata is a subordinate clause) as well as in social or political discourse. It is feminine with a regular -zione plural. Learners of Italian grammar will encounter it frequently in descriptions of complex sentences.

Examples

"La subordinazione grammaticale è fondamentale."

Natural Translation

Grammatical subordination is fundamental.

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