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subject

 
 
/ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ noun [C]

Translation

WHAT what someone is writing or talking about
konu, mevzuu
a series of programmes on the subject of homelessness1227
STUDY an area of knowledge studied in school or university
ders, konu, çalışma alanı
Chemistry is my favourite subject.12271372
GRAMMAR the person or thing which performs the action described by the verb. In the sentence 'Bob phoned me yesterday.', 'Bob' is the subject.
özne
1230
PERSON someone who is from a particular country, especially a country with a king or queen
vatandaş, uyruk
a British subject654
(Definition of subject noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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