hovedsetning.
main principle, fundamental proposition; an important sentence, statement, maxim or rule.
Meaning & usage
main principle, fundamental proposition; an important sentence, statement, maxim or rule.
Hans hovedsetning var å starte dagen med et smil.
main clause, independent clause; a clause that is not part of another clause and can form an utterance on its own.
fortellende hovedsetning
matrix clause; the remaining part of a sentence when a subordinate clause has been removed.
Where this word comes from
From hoved (“main, chief”) + setning (“sentence, clause”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk hovudsetning and Danish hovedsætning (“main clause, independent clause”).
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