predicative adjective

English

Alternative forms

• predicate adjective

Noun

Examples
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predicative adjective (plural predicative adjectives)

1. (grammar) An adjective that is not part of the noun clause it modifies, but is linked to it with a copula.

Hypernyms

• postpositive adjective

Translations

adjective that follows a linking verb

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 謂語形容詞 / 谓语形容词 (wèiyǔ xíngróngcí)

• Dutch: predicaatsadjectief (nl) n
• Esperanto: predikativa adjektivo
• Finnish: predikatiivinen adjektiivi
• French: adjectif attribut m
• German: Prädikatsadjektiv n, adjektivisches Prädikativum n
• Italian: aggettivo predicativo m
• Japanese: 叙述形容詞 (じょじゅつけいようし, jojutsukeiyōshi)
• Korean: 술어 형용사 (sul-eo hyeong-yongsa)
• Polish: przymiotnik predykatywny m
• Portuguese: predicativo adjetivo m
• Romanian: adjectiv predicativ n, atribut (ro)
• Scottish Gaelic: buadhair aisneiseach m
• Spanish: atributo adjetival m