述じゅつ語ご名めい詞し

noun

predicate noun; predicate nominative

Linguistics term for a noun or noun phrase that follows a copula and describes the subject. Also called 叙述名詞.

See also: 叙述名詞

• 「彼かれは学がく生せいだ」の「学がく生せい」は述じゅつ語ご名めい詞しです。

  In 'He is a student,' 'student' is a predicate noun.