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===Copula=== | ===Copula=== | ||
Due to Hebrew influence, Ăn Yidiș is closer to being zero-copula than Irish is; the copula *iš was fused, dropped or reanalyzed as part of the pronoun in some cases. Like in Irish, the semantics is a relatively permanent "X is Y" relation. | Due to Hebrew influence, Ăn Yidiș is closer to being zero-copula than Irish is; the copula *iš was fused, dropped or reanalyzed as part of the pronoun in some cases. Like in Irish, the semantics is a relatively permanent "X is Y" relation. | ||
====Inflection==== | ====Inflection==== | ||
The following forms are used when the predicate is definite. The interrogative forms below also serve as tag questions for copular sentences: | The following forms are used when the predicate is definite. The interrogative forms below also serve as tag questions for copular sentences: | ||