predicado

predicate

noun preh-dee-KAH-doh Rare

Origin: From Latin praedicatum, from praedicare ('to assert, declare').

Usage Note

Predicado is the grammatical predicate — the part of a sentence that says something about the subject, typically headed by the verb. In Spanish grammar class, students identify the sujeto (subject) and predicado as the two main sentence parts. The word is also used in logic and philosophy. Do not confuse with predicador (preacher) or the verb predicar (to preach / to predicate).

Examples

"El predicado de esa oración es muy largo."

Natural Translation

The predicate of that sentence is very long.

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