Phrase guide

predicative case

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A term that may sometimes be used to describe the case marking a predicative noun (a noun that renames the subject often following a linking verb), or for the adjective that agrees with it (predicative adjective).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

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12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: predikativo — case marking a predicative nominative/adjective
  • Finnish: predikatiivi — case marking a predicative nominative/adjective
  • Georgian: წრფელობითი ბრუნვა (c̣rpelobiti brunva) — case marking a predicative nominative/adjective
  • Georgian: წრფელობითი (c̣rpelobiti) — case marking a predicative nominative/adjective
  • Georgian: პრედიკატივი (ṗrediḳaṭivi) — case marking a predicative nominative/adjective
  • German: Prädikativ — case marking a predicative nominative/adjective
  • Italian: predicativo — case marking a predicative nominative/adjective
  • Korean: 서술격 (seosulgyeok) — case marking a predicative nominative/adjective
  • Polish: predykatyw — case marking a predicative nominative/adjective
  • Portuguese: predicativo — case marking a predicative nominative/adjective
  • Serbo-Croatian: предикатив — case marking a predicative nominative/adjective
  • Spanish: predicativo — case marking a predicative nominative/adjective