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masculine

/suˈxeto/

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Translation

subject, individual

Word origin

From Latin subiectus ('thrown or placed under, subjected'), the past participle of subicere, from sub ('under') and iacere ('to throw').

Origin
Latin
Root
subiectus
English cognates
subject, subjective

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralsujetos

Examples

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That man was looking at my car with interest.

frase .

The subject of the sentence is very important.

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A strange person knocked at the door last night.

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Each subject in the study received a question.

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The subject of the book seems very real to me.

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This word is part of lesson 28.