predicative

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹɪˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/, /ˈpɹɛdəˌkeɪtɪv/, /ˈpɹɛdəkətɪv/

Adjective

predicative (not comparable)

1. (grammar, of an adjectival or nominal phrase) Used after a verb, as a predicate; contrasted with attributive.

   In the sentence, ‘This house is big’, ‘big’ is predicative, whereas in ‘This is a big house’, it is attributive.

Antonyms

• attributive

Translations

• French: attributif attention fr
• German: prädikativ
• Portuguese: predicativo
• Russian: предикати́вный

Noun

predicative (plural predicatives)

1. (grammar) An element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.

Examples

• He seems nice. (adjectival predicative of the subject)
• Bob is a postman. (nominal predicative of the subject)
• We painted the door white. (adjectival predicative of the object)
• They elected him president. (nominal predicative of the object)

Translations

• French: attribut
• German: Prädikativum, Prädikativ
• Portuguese: predicativo
• Russian: именна́я часть составно́го сказу́емого

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