Postposition is an English word with synonyms like place or position. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Postposition meaning
- A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun.
- The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after.
Using Postposition
- The main meaning on this page is: A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun. | The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after.
- Useful related words include: place, position.
Context around Postposition
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Postposition
- In this selection, "postposition" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, locative, expresses and kanssa stand out and add context to how "postposition" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a locative postposition expresses an and with the postposition kanssa thus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "postposition" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with postposition
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A locative postposition expresses an absolutely different meaning to that of an instrumental, so it is evident that both of them are not related whatsoever. (25 words)
The regular "with" is expressed with the postposition kanssa, thus this form is used in most cases, e.g. suurien laivojensa kanssa "with their big ships". (26 words)
The regular "with" is expressed with the postposition kanssa, thus this form is used in most cases, e.g. suurien laivojensa kanssa "with their big ships". (26 words)
A locative postposition expresses an absolutely different meaning to that of an instrumental, so it is evident that both of them are not related whatsoever. (25 words)
Example sentences (2)
A locative postposition expresses an absolutely different meaning to that of an instrumental, so it is evident that both of them are not related whatsoever.
The regular "with" is expressed with the postposition kanssa, thus this form is used in most cases, e.g. suurien laivojensa kanssa "with their big ships".