Translation of "function word" into French

mot-outil, foncteur, mot grammatical are the top translations of "function word" into French.

function word noun grammar

(linguistics) A word that has little meaning when standing alone, but instead serves to express grammatical relationships with other words within a sentence, or specify the attitude or mood of the speaker, such as prepositions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, or conjunctions. [..]

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  • mot-outil

    noun masculine

    function word

    Others emphasize function words, perhaps putting exaggerated stress on prepositions and conjunctions.

    D’autres appuient exagérément sur les prépositions, les conjonctions et autres mots-outils de ce genre.

  • foncteur

    noun

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  • mot grammatical

  • Less frequent translations

    • mot vide
    • mot fonctionnel
    • mot structural
    • mot-vide

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