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Non-predicative

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Translation of "non-predicative" into Russian

non-predicative
Noun
raiting
non-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
Adjective
raiting
non-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
Noun
raiting
A word or construction that is non-predicative.
Non-predicatives like "former" are restricted to attributive position before the noun.
non-predicative
Adjective
raiting
Not 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."