What is "subordinative"

Subordinative \Sub*or"di*na*tive\, a. Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used to introduce a subordinate sentence; as, a subordinative conjunction.

a. 1 Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination. 2 (context grammar English) Used to introduce a subordinate sentence.

adj. serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause; "`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction" [syn: subordinating(a)] [ant: coordinating(a)]