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| + | A copula is a functional verb used to connect the subject to a predicate. | ||
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| + | ==Examples== | ||
| + | to be<br>to become<br>to seem | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | <small> examples taken from Fisher (2004)</small> | ||
| + | *Cò thusa | ||
| + | *Is mise Mòrag | ||
| + | *An tusa Ealasaid | ||
| + | *Cha mhise Ealasaid | ||
| + | *Chan ise Peigi | ||
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*[[Identification (definition)]] | *[[Identification (definition)]] | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copula_%28linguistics%29 Copula from Wikipedia] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Fisher, Muriel (2004) ''Scottish Gaelic: Level 1''. Each-Mara Publications<br> | ||
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copula_%28linguistics%29 Copula from Wikipedia] | ||
[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
Revision as of 11:58, 14 October 2009
Definition
A copula is a functional verb used to connect the subject to a predicate.
Examples
to be
to become
to seem
examples taken from Fisher (2004)
- Cò thusa
- Is mise Mòrag
- An tusa Ealasaid
- Cha mhise Ealasaid
- Chan ise Peigi
See Also
External Links
References
Fisher, Muriel (2004) Scottish Gaelic: Level 1. Each-Mara Publications
Copula from Wikipedia
