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subordinating conjunction

one of word classes; word that introduces a subordinate clause of any type
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Summary

subordinating conjunction ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: conjunction[2]
  • Part of: complex sentence[3]
  • Has use: subordination[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Subordinating conjunctions[5]
  • Used by: Universal Dependencies[6]
  • Equivalent class: http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/3.0/lexinfo#SubordinatingConjunction[7], http://purl.org/olia/bhojpuri.owl#SubordinatingConjunction[8]
  • P14892: SubordinatingConnective[9]

Why It Matters

subordinating conjunction has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [8] ↑ . Q141724973. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_subordinating-conjunction_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{subordinating conjunction}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/subordinating-conjunction}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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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. 2d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/3.0/lexinfo#SubordinatingCon, http://purl.org/olia/bhojpuri.owl#SubordinatingConjunction
    Isocat id → 1393, 4302, 3497
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Equivalent class: http://purl.org/olia/bhojpuri.owl#SubordinatingConjunction"
  2. 3d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 1393, 4302, 3497
    P14892 → SubordinatingConnective
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 4302, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7329491|subordinating conjunction (#7329491)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'"
  3. 3d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Subordinating conjunctions
    Part of → complex sentence
    Used by → —
    Has use → subordination
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Exact match: http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/3.0/lexinfo#subordinatingConjunction"
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