adverbial clause

English

Noun

adverbial clause (plural adverbial clauses)

1. (grammar) A subordinate clause that functions like an adverb within a main clause.

   Synonym: adverb clause

   Hypernyms: subordinate clause, dependent clause, embedded clause, < clause

   Hyponyms: distance clause, frequency clause, manner clause, place clause, purpose clause, result clause, time clause

   Coordinate terms: content clause, relative clause

Translations

a subordinate clause that functions as an adverb within a main clause

• Dutch: bijwoordelijke bepaling n
• Finnish: adverbiaalilauseke (fi)
• French: proposition subordonnée circonstancielle f, circonstancielle (fr) f
• German: Umstandssatz m, Adverbialsatz (de) m
• Japanese: 副詞節
• Polish: zdanie okolicznikowe n
• Portuguese: oração subordinada adverbial f
• Thai: วิเศษณานุประโยค (th) (wí-sěe-sà-naa-nú-bprà-yòok), กริยาวิเศษณานุประโยค (th) (grì-yaa-wí-sěe-sà-naa-nú-bprà-yòok)