Definitions For Complementizer

Noun

COMPLEMENTIZER (plural COMPLEMENTIZERs) (linguistics) A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object. : "That" is a complementizer in the sentence "Mary believes that it is raining".

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 補語器 (bǔyǔqì) French: complémenteur, m Japanese: 補文標識 (ほぶんひょうしき, hobun-hyōshiki), 補文化辞 (ほぶんかじ, hobunka-ji) Swedish: subjunktion, c

Alternative forms

complementiser

Etymology

complementize + er

Is Complementizer a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global NO
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
31
Words with Friends
37

The word Complementizer is worth 31 points in Scrabble and 37 points in Words with Friends

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