English-Dutch translations for subject

• onderwerp
  We moeten het onderwerp laten rusten. We should let the subject rest.
  Dit is een zeer gevoelig onderwerp. This is a very sensitive subject.
  Eén specifiek onderwerp was Kaesong. One particular subject was Kaesong.
• onderdaan
  Betreft: Onwettige detentie van Grieks onderdaan op luchthaven van Amsterdam Subject: Unlawful detention of Greek national at Amsterdam airport
  Wij willen geen onzin meer horen over de status van Brits onderdaan van mijn kiezers, die niet zou worden beïnvloed. Let us hear no more nonsense about the status of my constituents as British subjects being unaffected.
  Een ander specifiek probleem is de recente uitwijzing uit Turkije van de heer Sondergaard, Deens onderdaan en lid van de Folketing. Another specific problem is the recent expulsion from Turkey of the Danish subject, Mr Søndergaard, a member of the Folketing.
• onderdane
• onderwerpen
  Het gaat hier om drie belangrijke onderwerpen. These are three essential subjects.
  Ik wil twee onderwerpen bespreken. I would like to discuss two subjects.
  De andere onderwerpen bleven onbesproken. The other subjects were not discussed.
• topic
• vak
  Het eerste vak is godsdiensttolerantie. First of all, in the subject of religious tolerance.
  In het Verenigd Koninkrijk is levensbeschouwing nu een apart vak op veel scholen. In the United Kingdom, life issues are now a subject in their own right in many schools.
  Dat is iemand met liefde voor het vak dat hij geeft, met liefde voor zijn leerlingen en daardoor automatisch ook voor hun familie. It is someone who loves his subject, who also loves his pupils and also, of necessity, their families.
• vakgebied
  Alhoewel oncologie een interdisciplinair vakgebied is, is zijn erkenning als zelfstandig vakgebied een noodzakelijke voorwaarden wanneer we deze ziekte met succes willen bestrijden. Although oncology is an interdisciplinary subject, its recognition as a subject in its own right is a necessary condition if we want to successfully fight this disease.

Definition of subject

• Likely to be affected by or to experience something
• Conditional upon
• Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation
• Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state
• In a clause: the word or word group that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the '''subject''and the actor are usually the same
• An actor; one who takes action
• The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc
• A particular area of study
• A citizen in a monarchy
• A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority
• A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc
• A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity
• The variable in terms of which an expression is defined
• To cause to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted
• To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave

Examples

• a country subject to extreme heat
• Menu listings and prices are subject to change
• Hes subject to sneezing fits
• The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board
• In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent
• The subjects and objects of power.
• Her favorite subject is physics
• I am a British subject
• I came here to buy souvenirs, not to be subjected to a tirade of abuse!

Related words

• subjectivity
• subjective
• subjectively
• intersubjective
• subjects
• subjectiveness
• subjectivism
• subjection
• countersubject