Kilo Lingo

subject

/ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/

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Translation

A thing you study at school, or the thing you are talking about.

Word origin

From Latin subiectus, meaning placed under, which came into English through Old French.

Origin
Latin
Root
subiectus

Grammar

Gender
Pluralsubjects

Examples

favourite .

"Subject" means a thing you study at school.

something .

Here "subject" is the thing you are talking about.

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"Subjects" is the plural, meaning more than one subject.

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This word is part of lesson 10.