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    Predicado (en. Predicate)

    /pre.diˈka.ðo/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    A set of words that predicts something about the subject of the sentence.
    In the sentence 'The dog runs', 'runs' is the predicate.
    En la frase 'El perro corre', 'corre' es el predicado.
    In grammar, it refers to the expression of actions or states.
    The predicate must agree in number and person with the subject.
    El predicado debe concordar en número y persona con el sujeto.
    It can include a verb and its complements.
    In 'The girl plays in the park', 'plays in the park' is the predicate.
    En 'La niña juega en el parque', 'juega en el parque' es el predicado.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'praedicatum', past participle of 'praedicare', meaning 'to say before, to declare'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    Verbal predicate
    A type of predicate that contains an action verb.
    predicado verbal
    Nominal predicate
    A type of predicate that consists of a copulative verb and an attribute.
    predicado nominal
    Complex predicate
    A predicate that includes more than one verb or complement.
    predicado complejo

    Related Words

    Subject
    Part of the sentence that performs the action of the verb.
    sujeto
    Verb
    A word that expresses an action, state, or process.
    verbo
    Sentence
    A set of organized words that express a complete idea.
    oración

    Slang Meanings

    Colloquial expression about the state of a conversation.
    The predicate of that talk was so dense that no one understood it.
    El predicado de esa charla estuvo tan denso que nadie lo entendió.
    Reference to an exaggerated statement.
    That statement sounds more like a predicate than like a truth.
    Esa afirmación suena más como un predicado que como una verdad.