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.
In Japanese, 大きい is used as a predicate adjective, as in この犬は大きい (This dog is big).
A predicative adjective expresses the state or quality of the subject as part of the predicate.
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.