subordinative

• Adjectif désuet signifiant qui sert à subordonner ou à placer dans un rang ou une position inférieure ; rarement utilisé en anglais moderne.

An obsolete adjective meaning serving to subordinate or place in a lower rank or position; rarely used in modern English.

1. Connecting clausesC2formal

   Serving to link a subordinate (dependent) clause to a main (independent) clause in a sentence.

   subordinatif

   • The word 'because' is a subordinative conjunction.
   • Subordinative structures help show the relationship between ideas.
   • In the sentence 'I left because I was tired,' 'because' has a subordinative function.

   Synonymessubordinating