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subject

word or phrase which controls the verb in the clause; one of the two main constituents of a clause (the other being predicate)
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subject

Summary

subject ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • subject is a type of sentence constituent[2].
  • subject is part of sentence[3].
  • subject's described by source is recorded as Ottův slovník naučný/Volume 1[4].
  • subject's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[5].
  • subject's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • subject's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • subject's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SBJ'}[8].
  • subject's different from is recorded as agent[9].

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Definition and Type

subject is a type of sentence constituent[2].

Use and Application

subject is part of sentence[3].

Why It Matters

subject ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).[1] subject has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] subject is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . eva.mpg.de. Retrieved . eva.mpg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → sentence
    Different from → agent
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → sentence constituent
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 24659, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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