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Postpositional in a sentence

Postpositional meaning

Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a postposition.

Using Postpositional

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a postposition.

Context around Postpositional

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

morphemes 1×

Sentence patterns with Postpositional

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

at are postpositional in ainu 1× made between postpositional morphemes and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in traditional analyses 1× words used as 1×

Common sentence endings:

and case endings 1× that they modify 1×

Words around Postpositional

Just before it in the word index:

postposition 2 postponment 2 postponing 157 postpones 21 postponements 57 postponement 300

Just after it in the word index:

postpositions 5 postprandial 6 postprocessing 2 postproduction 4 postpunk 3 postrace 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Postpositional

  • In this selection, "postpositional" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, morphemes stand out and add context to how "postpositional" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at are postpositional in ainu and made between postpositional morphemes and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "postpositional" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with postpositional

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In traditional analyses, there is always a clear distinction made between postpositional morphemes and case endings. (16 words)

Words used as prepositions in English (such as to, from, by, in, and at) are postpositional in Ainu; they come after the word that they modify. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Words used as prepositions in English (such as to, from, by, in, and at) are postpositional in Ainu; they come after the word that they modify. (26 words)

In traditional analyses, there is always a clear distinction made between postpositional morphemes and case endings. (16 words)

Example sentences (2)

In traditional analyses, there is always a clear distinction made between postpositional morphemes and case endings.

Words used as prepositions in English (such as to, from, by, in, and at) are postpositional in Ainu; they come after the word that they modify.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "postpositional" in a sentence?
An example: "In traditional analyses, there is always a clear distinction made between postpositional morphemes and case endings." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "postpositional" from authentic English texts.
What does "postpositional" mean?
Postpositional means: Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a postposition.
How many example sentences with "postpositional" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "postpositional", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.