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predicatives

predicatives is the plural of predicative.

Meaning of predicative

Noun

predicative (plural predicatives)

  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.
    • 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.1957, Morton Benson, “The Problem of Predicatives in Russian”, in The Slavic and East European Journal, volume 1, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, →JSTOR, page 285

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Questions about predicatives

What is predicatives the plural of?
Predicatives is the plural of predicative.

Words near predicatives in the dictionary

  1. predicative adverbial
  2. predicative adverbials
  3. predicative case
  4. predicative cases
  5. predicatively
  6. predicatives
  7. predicativism
  8. predicativist
  9. predicativists
  10. predicativity
  11. predicator

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