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to postpose

to postpose

9.9
To put a word after another word in a sentence
  • verb
  • /ˈpoʊstpoʊz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : posponer
  • In some languages, adjectives are often postposed to the noun they modify, changing the sentence structure.

Examples

  • Just as the phrase or two must be postposed to a noun when unity is expressed by the indefinite article, so must the phrase and a half, as the following examples illustrate:

    Academic text (2006)

  • Accordingly, the DNE that is equivalent to one and a half or two must have both the phrases "and a half" and "or two" postposed when it modifies a noun and unity is expressed by the indefinite article, as in the following example:

    Academic text (2006)

  • When creating compound modifiers, the adverbial phrases are usually postposed for clarity.

  • The instructions specify that the prepositional phrase should be postposed after the main clause.

How Early

to prepose
  • Specialized
9.9
to postpose
  • Specialized
9.9
to follow
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

postpose infinitive
postposed past
postposed past participle
postposing present participle
postposes third person singular

Morphology

postpose = pose (transparent) = post + pose

The prefix 'post-' meaning 'after' is clearly combined with 'pose' to indicate placing something after.

Etymology

Postpose comes from the parts post- 'after' and pose 'place', like postpone for 'after' and position for 'place'. So to postpose something is to put it 'after' another part of the sentence.