English Dictionary

predicative

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɹɛ.dɪ.kə.tɪv/

名詞

(grammar) 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.

日本語の意味

述語補語：文の述語が動詞を介して主語や目的語を補足する要素。名詞的または形容詞的な役割を果たす成分。

In the sentence 'She is happy', 'happy' functions as a predicative that complements the subject.

文「She is happy」では、「happy」は主語の述語補語として機能します。

意味（1）

(grammar) 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.

意味（2）

(grammar) In some languages, a special part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being.

A predicative in Russian is an uninflected word that regularly constitutes a complete utterance when standing alone, i.e., when preceded and followed by silence.

predicatives （ plural ）