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subject

word or phrase which controls the verb in the clause; one of the two main constituents of a clause (the other being predicate)
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Summary

subject ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,831 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: sentence constituent[2]
  • Part of: sentence[3]
  • Described by source: Ottův slovník naučný/Volume 1[4], Otto's encyclopedia[5], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7]
  • Has characteristic: nominative case[8]
  • Short name: SBJ[9]
  • Different from: agent[10]

Why It Matters

subject has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] subject is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . eva.mpg.de. Retrieved . eva.mpg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). subject. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/subject
MLA “subject.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/subject.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_subject_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{subject}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/subject}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 2261, 1391
    Svkkl authority id → 0350930-podmet-lingvistika
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ay', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bew', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'ca',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 1391, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7327064|subject (#7327064)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → sentence
    Different from → agent
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → sentence constituent
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ Yso id: 24659, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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