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Value nattr

We chose to name this value nattr instead of pred (from the ELM table) because we include adverbially used adjectives as well as predicatively used adjectives, so here we have the distinction between attributively and non-attributively used adjectives.

use=nattr
D e s c r i p t i o nE x a m p l e s
predicative use of adjectivesdas Auto ist schnell/nattr  
adverbial use of adjectives: modifying nounsdas Auto f"ahrt schnell/nattr  
adverbial use of adjectives: modifying adjectivesein schnell/nattr   fahrendes Auto
adverbially used adjectives in comperativeich komme morgen später/nattr  .
adverbially used adjectives in superlativeEr verliert am häufigsten/nattr  .