copula in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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copula <pl copulas or copulae [-liː]> [Am ˈkɑpjələ, Brit ˈkɒpjʊlə] N

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The copula verb "be" has irregular forms: "am" (first person singular), "is" (third person singular) and "are" (second person singular and all persons plural).
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Because the copula lacked any other forms, secondary conjugations with the verb "ari" were used.
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The negated copula is attested in oracle bone inscriptions, and later fused as.
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Predicative adjectives are in the absolute state regardless of the state of their noun (a copula may or may not be written).
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The first two rules do not use any verbs (the zero copula) using only changes in tone and/or the copulative formative.
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Logically, it is the copula of a judgment.
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There is no obligatory copula, the use of the facultative copula is marked for emphasis.
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So the copula has the same effect as exists.
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She almost always ends her sentences with as a copula and emphasizes "ika" in sentences, which is reflected by how it's written (e.g.:).
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The comparison is made by using the copula or linking verb is or its negative is not.
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