Nominalsatz

German
Examples

Ich Tarzan, du Jane.
Me Tarzan, you Jane
Brand in Hotel, Ehepaar tot.
Fire in hotel, married couple dead.
(More regular examples occur in languages such as Russian or Arabic.)

Etymology

nominal +‎ Satz

Pronunciation
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Noun

Nominalsatz m (strong, genitive Nominalsatzes, plural Nominalsätze) (grammar)

  1. (strictly) a clause that does not contain a verb
  2. (broader, possibly dated) a clause that does not contain a verb other than a copula, thus a Nominalsatz (in the strict sense) or a Kopulasatz

Usage notes
  • Neither of the two definitions has anything to do with English nominal clause, the German term for which is Gegenstandssatz or Inhaltssatz.

Declension
Declension of Nominalsatz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nominalsatz die Nominalsätze
genitive eines des Nominalsatzes der Nominalsätze
dative einem dem Nominalsatz, Nominalsatze1 den Nominalsätzen
accusative einen den Nominalsatz die Nominalsätze

1Now rare, see notes.

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