Meanings
nounpredicative adjective (plural predicative adjectives)
plural predicative adjectives · alternative predicate adjective
- grammarAn adjective that is not part of the noun clause it modifies, but is linked to it with a copula.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 謂語形容詞 /谓语形容词
- 謂語形容詞 /谓语形容词 (wèiyǔ xíngróngcí)adjective that follows a linking verb
Dutch predicaatsadjectief
- predicaatsadjectiefadjective that follows a linking verb
Esperanto predikativa adjektivo
- predikativa adjektivoadjective that follows a linking verb
Finnish predikatiivinen adjektiivi
- predikatiivinen adjektiiviadjective that follows a linking verb
French adjectif attribut
- adjectif attributadjective that follows a linking verb
German Prädikatsadjektiv, adjektivisches Prädikativum
- Prädikatsadjektivadjective that follows a linking verb
- adjektivisches Prädikativumadjective that follows a linking verb
Italian aggettivo predicativo
- aggettivo predicativoadjective that follows a linking verb
Japanese 叙述形容詞
- 叙述形容詞 (jojutsukeiyōshi)adjective that follows a linking verb
Korean 술어 형용사
- 술어 형용사 (sureo hyeong'yongsa)adjective that follows a linking verb
Polish przymiotnik predykatywny
- przymiotnik predykatywnyadjective that follows a linking verb
Portuguese predicativo adjetivo
- predicativo adjetivoadjective that follows a linking verb
Romanian adjectiv predicativ, atribut
- adjectiv predicativadjective that follows a linking verb
- atributadjective that follows a linking verb
Scottish Gaelic buadhair aisneiseach
- buadhair aisneiseachadjective that follows a linking verb
Spanish atributo adjetival
- atributo adjetivaladjective that follows a linking verb
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Chicago
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