predicate
The part of the sentence which states a property that a subject has or is characterized byThe part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.
» The sentence must have a predicate.
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3 sensesThe part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.
Prädikat, Satzaussage
сказу́емоеskazújemoje, предика́тpredikát
прису́докprysúdok, предика́тpredykát
A term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false depending on whether the thing referred to by the values of the statement's variables has the property signified by that (predicative) term.
A propositional variable may be treated as a nullary predicate.
A predicate is either valid, satisfiable, or unsatisfiable.
Prädikat
утвержде́ниеutverždénije, предика́тpredikát
тве́рдженняtvérdžennja, предика́тpredykát
An operator, expression, or function that returns either true or false.
- one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
- (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
Examples
11 sentencesThe sentence must have a predicate.
My advice is predicated on my experience.
Your analysis is predicated on faulty assumptions.
deDeine Analyse beruht auf fehlerhaften Annahmen. — Yorwba
Where is the predicate in this sentence?
ruГде в этом предложении сказуемое? — odexed
deWo ist in diesem Satz das Prädikat? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This sentence has a predicate but no subject.
ruВ этом предложении есть сказуемое, но нет подлежащего. — odexed
deDieser Satz hat ein Prädikat, aber kein Subjekt. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English predicat(e), from Old French predicat (French prédicat), from MedievalFrom Middle English predicat(e), from Old French predicat (French prédicat), from Medieval Latin praedicātum (“thing said of a subject, predicate”), substantivized from the nominative neuter singular of praedicātus, the perfect passive participle praedicō (“to proclaim”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix); see also Etymology 2 below.
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Forms
plural: predicates| Singular | predicate |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements:verb phrase
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
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