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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. It's used for nominal sentences; adjunct and verbal sentences use the auxiliary ''bi''.
====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: