複ふく合ごう前ぜん置ち詞し

noun

compound preposition; complex preposition; phrasal preposition

A grammar term for multi-word prepositions such as 'in front of' or 'because of'. Used in linguistics and language teaching contexts.

See also: 群前置詞

• 複ふく合ごう前ぜん置ち詞しは、複ふく数すうの語ごがまとまって前ぜん置ち詞しの働はたらきをする。

  A compound preposition is a group of words that functions as a preposition.

• 複ふく合ごう前ぜん置ち詞しには、複ふく数すうの語ごで一ひとつの前ぜん置ち詞しの役やく割わりをするものがある。

  Some compound prepositions consist of multiple words that serve as a single preposition.