"simple sentence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: simple sentences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} simple sentence (plural simple sentences)
  1. (grammar) A sentence that contains one independent clause and no dependent clause. Categories (topical): Grammar Coordinate_terms: compound sentence [grammar, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences], complex sentence [grammar, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] Translations (sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause): պարզ նախադասություն (parz naxadasutʿyun) (Armenian), 單句 (Chinese Mandarin), 单句 (dānjù) (Chinese Mandarin), enkelvoudige zin [masculine] (Dutch), phrase simple [feminine] (French), einfacher Satz [masculine] (German), egyszerű mondat (Hungarian), kalimat tunggal (Indonesian), frase semplice [feminine] (Italian), 単文 (tanbun) (alt: たんぶん) (Japanese), 단문 (danmun) (Korean), 단순문 (dansunmun) (Korean), zdanie pojedyncze [neuter] (Polish), просто́е предложе́ние (prostóje predložénije) [neuter] (Russian), oración simple [feminine] (Spanish), payak na pangungusap (Tagalog), เอกรรถประโยค (ee-gàt-tà-bprà-yòok) (Thai), ประโยคความเดียว (bprà-yòok-kwaam-diao) (Thai), brawddeg seml [feminine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "brawddeg seml"
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