SCONJ: subordinating conjunction
Definition
A subordinating conjunction is a conjunction that links constructions by making one of them a constituent of the other. The subordinating conjunction typically marks the incorporated constituent which has the status of a (subordinate) clause.
We recognize subclasses of subordinating conjunctions:
- complementizers such as որ/or, թէ/t’ē “that”
- subordinators introducing adverbial clauses such as երբ(եփ)/erb(ep’), երբոր (եփոր)/erbor (ep’or) “when”, յորժամ/yoržam “at the time”, քանի (քանի որ)/k’ani (k’ani or) “as, since”, որովհետեւ/orovhetew “because”.
Note that Middle Armenian has no dedicated relativizers.
For coordinating conjunctions, see CCONJ.
Examples
- որ/or “that”, թէ/t’ē “that, whether”
- թէեւ/t’ēew, թէպէտ/t’ēpēt “though, despite”
- եթէ/et’ē “that, whether, if”
- քան/k’an “than”
- մակար թէ (որ)/makar t’ē (or) “except”
- մինչեւ/minčew “till, until”
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