付ふ属ぞく節せつ

noun

subordinate clause

Linguistics term for a clause that depends on a main clause and cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• 「彼かれが来きたら出でかけよう」の「彼かれが来きたら」は付ふ属ぞく節せつです。

  In 'If he comes, let's go out,' 'if he comes' is a subordinate clause.