ഭാഷണസന്ദർഭത്തിലെ സാമാന്യവിഷയമാണു ആഖ്യ (Subject), ഈ സാമാന്യവിഷയത്തെ ക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള വിശേഷണ പ്രസ്ഥാവനയാണു ആഖ്യാതം (Predicate)

The term predicate is used in two ways in linguistics and its subfields. The first defines a predicate as everything in a standard declarative sentence except the subject, and the other defines it as only the main content verb or associated predicative expression of a clause. Thus, by the first definition, the predicate of the sentence Frank likes cake is likes cake, while by the second definition, it is only the content verb likes, and Frank and cake are the arguments of this predicate. The conflict between these two definitions can lead to confusion.