Predicative

Definitions

1. 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.
2. In some languages, a special part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“Traditional grammars usually differentiate between neuter short adjectives and predicatives based on whether there is an overt nominative subject; hence курение вредно ‘smoking (noun) is harmful’ is viewed as a clause with nominative subject, zero copula and neuter short form⟳ adjective that agrees with the subject in gender, whereas курить вредно (same meaning, literally ‘to smoke⟳ is harmful’) is often viewed as an impersonal clause with predicative.”

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