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simple sentence

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A sentence that contains one independent clause and no dependent clause.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: sentence

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: պարզ նախադասություն (parz naxadasutʻyun) — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Azerbaijani: sadə cümlə — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Chinese Mandarin: 單句 /单句 (dānjù) — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Dutch: enkelvoudige zin — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Finnish: yksinäislause — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Finnish: yksinkertainen lause — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • French: phrase simple — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • German: einfacher Satz — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Hungarian: egyszerű mondat — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Indonesian: kalimat tunggal — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Italian: frase semplice — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Japanese: 単文 (tanbun) — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Korean: 단문 (danmun) — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Korean: 단순문 (dansunmun) — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Malay: ayat tunggal — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Polish: zdanie pojedyncze — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Russian: просто́е предложе́ние (prostóje predložénije) — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Spanish: oración simple — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Tagalog: payak na pangungusap — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Thai: เอกรรถประโยค (ee-gàt-tà-bprà-yòok) — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Thai: ประโยคความเดียว (bprà-yòok-kwaam-diao) — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause
  • Welsh: brawddeg seml — sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause