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In grammar, the part of a sentence that describes the action or state of the subject and contains the conjugated verb.
Im Satz „Der Hund bellt laut“ ist „bellt laut“ das Prädikat.
In the sentence 'Der Hund bellt laut' (The dog barks loudly), 'bellt laut' (barks loudly) is the predicate.
'Prädikat' (predicate/rating) is a technical term. It is used mainly in specific contexts such as grammar, wine studies, film criticism, or philosophy.
Für diesen Wein braucht man Fachwissen, um die verschiedenen Prädikate zu verstehen.
For this wine, you need specialist knowledge to understand the different ratings.
You can recognize the meaning of 'Prädikat' (predicate/rating) from the topic. If people are talking about sentences, the grammatical meaning is intended. If it is about the quality of wine or films, it is an award or designation.
Können Sie das Prädikat in diesem Satz bestimmen?
Can you identify the predicate in this sentence?
In grammar, the predicate is the core of the sentence and describes what the subject does or what happens to it. It always contains the conjugated verb, which stands in position 2 in a German main clause.
Im Satz „Sie liest ein Buch“ ist „liest ein Buch“ das Prädikat.
In the sentence 'Sie liest ein Buch' (She is reading a book), 'liest ein Buch' (is reading a book) is the predicate.
As a quality rating, 'Prädikat' (rating/designation) is often combined with verbs such as 'erhalten' (to receive), 'tragen' (to carry/bear), or 'verleihen' (to award). The formulation 'mit dem Prädikat ...' (with the designation/rating ...) is also typical.
Der Film wurde mit dem Prädikat „besonders wertvoll“ ausgezeichnet.
The film was awarded the rating 'especially valuable'.
characteristic / capacity
'die Eigenschaft' and 'das Prädikat' can both mean a characteristic that belongs to a person, thing, or idea. 'Eigenschaft' is the normal everyday word: you talk about the properties of a material, the characteristics of a person, or the features of a product. 'Prädikat' in this meaning is technical language and fits mainly in logic or philosophy, when a characteristic is attributed to a subject. Learners may confuse the words because 'Prädikat' is sometimes used like 'Eigenschaft'. In normal conversation, however, 'Eigenschaft' almost always sounds more natural. In addition, 'Prädikat' has other meanings, for example in grammar or as a quality seal.
In der Logik kann „rot“ ein Prädikat sein, das einem Gegenstand zugeschrieben wird.
In logic, 'red' can be a predicate that is attributed to an object.
Eine wichtige Eigenschaft von Glas ist, dass es leicht zerbrechen kann.
An important property of glass is that it can break easily.