noun
predicate adjective; predicative adjective
A grammar term for an adjective that appears in the predicate position, describing the subject via a copula or verb. Used in linguistic descriptions of Japanese and other languages.
日本語の「大きい」は叙述形容詞として「この犬は大きい」のように使われる。
In Japanese, 大きい is used as a predicate adjective, as in この犬は大きい (This dog is big).
叙述形容詞は、英語の 'The sky is blue' の 'blue' のような働きをする。
A predicate adjective functions like 'blue' in the English sentence 'The sky is blue'.
限定形容詞 (attributive adjective) modifies a noun directly before it, while 叙述形容詞 (predicate adjective) describes the subject via a copula or verb.
Compound of 叙述 (じょじゅつ, 'predication') + 形容詞 (けいようし, 'adjective'). A modern technical term used in grammar studies.