complex sentence

English

Noun

complex sentence (plural complex sentences)

1. (grammar) a sentence that contains an independent clause as well as one or more dependent clauses, such as a relative clause, an adverbial clause, or a noun clause.Template:examples-right

Coordinate terms

• (grammar): simple sentence, compound sentence

Translations

sentence containing one independent clause and a dependent clause

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 複句／复句 (zh) (fùjù), 复句 (zh) (fùjù)

• French: phrase complexe (fr) f
• Japanese: 複文 (ふくぶん, fukubun)
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• Korean: 복문 (bongmun)
• Russian: сло́жное предложе́ние n (slóžnoje predložénije), сложноподчинённое предложе́ние n (složnopodčinjónnoje predložénije)
• Tagalog: hugnayang pangungusap, langkapang pangungusap (compound-complex sentence)
• Thai: สังกรประโยค (sǎng-gà-rá-bprà-yòok), ประโยคความซ้อน (bprà-yòok-kwaam-sɔ́ɔn)