predicative
An element of the predicate of a sentence which complements the subject or object by…An element of the predicate of a sentence which complements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.
» There are two ways of using the infinitive as an adjective, 1. attributive, 2. predicative. Naturally 2. is a subject complement.
Meaning
2 sensesAn element of the predicate of a sentence which complements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.
Prädikativum, Prädikativ
именна́я часть составно́го сказу́емогоimennája častʹ sostavnóvo skazújemovo, предикати́вpredikatív
In some languages, a special part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being.
предикати́вpredikatív, катего́рия состоя́нияkategórija sostojánija
предикати́вpredykatýv
Examples
1 sentencesThere are two ways of using the infinitive as an adjective, 1. attributive, 2. predicative. Naturally 2. is a subject complement.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Forms
plural: predicatives| Singular | predicative |
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| Plural | predicatives |
regular