Non-predicative
Translation of "non-predicative" into Russian
non-predicative
Nounnon-predicative
non-predicatives pl
Linguistics: a word or construction that is not predicative.
непредикатив
лингв. Linguists discuss non-predicatives like "former" that only modify nouns.
Лингвисты обсуждают непредикативы, такие как "former", которые лишь модифицируют существительные.
Additional translations
непредикат
лингв., редко non-predicative
Adjectivenon-predicative
Used mainly in linguistics to describe words or constructions that cannot occur in predicate position.
лингв.
"Mere" is a non-predicative adjective in English.
В английском языке "mere" — непредикативное прилагательное.
Additional translations
непредикатный
лингв., редко Definitions
non-predicative
NounA word or construction that is non-predicative.
Non-predicatives like "former" are restricted to attributive position before the noun.
non-predicative
AdjectiveNot forming or functioning as a predicate; used only attributively rather than in predication.
In English, "mere" is a non-predicative adjective because it cannot follow the verb "be."