predicative

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Antonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• prædicative (dated)

[edit] Etymology

predicate +‎ -ive

[edit] 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. A nominal predicative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject.

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)

[edit] Translations

• Greek: κατηγορούμενο el(el) (katigoroúmeno) n.
• Swedish: predikativ sv(sv)

[edit] Adjective

predicative (not comparable)

1. (grammar, of adjectives) Using words after a verb as a predicate.

   The sentence ‘This house is big.’ exemplifies the predicative use of ‘big’.

[edit] Antonyms

• attributive

[edit] Derived terms

• nominal predicative
• predicatively
• predicative adjective

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

predicative f.

1. Feminine plural form of predicativo