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predicative

/pɹɪˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/

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noun

عنصر إسنادي

(grammar) An element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.

Examples :

"The analysis of "He is a doctor" showed that "a doctor" functions as the predicative, renaming the subject "he." "

أظهر تحليل جملة "هو طبيب" أن "طبيب" تعمل كعنصر إسنادي، وتعيد تسمية الفاعل "هو".

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noun

إسنادي

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

Examples :

"In Irish, "Tá" is a common predicative used to express "is" or "are" before nouns and adjectives, indicating a state of being. "

في اللغة الأيرلندية، "Tá" هو إسنادي شائع الاستخدام للتعبير عن "is" أو "are" قبل الأسماء والصفات، مما يشير إلى حالة الوجود.

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adjective

إسنادي

(grammar, of an adjectival or nominal phrase) Modifying a noun while in a predicate phrase, which predicate phrase is other than the noun phrase and occurs after a verb, as a predicate; contrasted with attributive.

Examples :

"In the sentence, ‘This house is big’, ‘big’ is predicative, whereas in ‘This is a big house’, it is attributive."

في الجملة، 'هذا البيت كبير'، 'كبير' إسنادي، في حين أنه في 'هذا بيت كبير' وصفي.

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