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- [kom-pluh-muh n-tahy-zer]
- /ˈkɒm plə mənˌtaɪ zər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kom-pluh-muh n-tahy-zer]
- /ˈkɒm plə mənˌtaɪ zər/
Definitions of complementizer word
- noun complementizer a word or morpheme that serves to introduce a complement clause or a reduced form of such a clause, as that in I wish that he would leave 3
- noun complementizer an element or elements marking a complement clause, as that in We thought that you forgot, for … to in For you to go all the way there would be silly, or possessive … -ing in Barbara's leaving so early worried them. 1
- noun complementizer A word or morpheme that marks an embedded clause as functioning as a complement, typically a subordinating conjunction or infinitival to. 1
- noun complementizer (linguistics) a form of subordinate conjunction. 0
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Parts of speech for Complementizer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
complementizer popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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