述語(じゅつご)

じゅつご
noun
predicate
1. predicate
In grammar, the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is; contains the verb and its complements.
日本語(にほんご)では述語(じゅつご)が文(ぶん)の最後(さいご)に来(く)る。
In Japanese, the predicate comes at the end of the sentence.
この文(ぶん)の述語(じゅつご)は何(なん)ですか。
What is the predicate of this sentence?
述語(じゅつご)には動詞(どうし)だけでなく、形容詞(けいようし)や名詞(めいし)も使(つか)われる。
Not only verbs but also adjectives and nouns can be used as predicates.

述語(じゅつご) is a grammatical term used to describe the predicate of a sentence. In Japanese grammar, the predicate typically comes at the end of the sentence.

Related words

In Japanese linguistics, predicates can be verbal (動詞(どうし)), adjectival (形容詞(けいようし)), or nominal (名詞(めいし) + だ/です).

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Related: 主語(しゅご) (subject (grammar))
Related: 目的語(もくてきご) (object)
Related: 修飾語(しゅうしょくご) (modifier)
Related: 補語(ほご) (complement)
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Added 2026.1.14 7:31 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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