Verse:Irta/Judeo-Mandarin: Difference between revisions
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* 3rd person: șe PRED e TOPIC (or și...i, or șied...ied, as appropriate for the topic noun phrase) = TOPIC is PRED, or șe PRED e = he is PRED | * 3rd person: șe PRED e TOPIC (or și...i, or șied...ied, as appropriate for the topic noun phrase) = TOPIC is PRED, or șe PRED e = he is PRED | ||
==== Bare copula ==== | ==== Bare copula ==== | ||
Bare copulas also exist, mainly for fixed expressions like ''efșăr lă X'' 'X can'. Bare-copula questions are answered in the following way: | Bare copulas (from an omitted ''iš'' without a following pronoun) also exist, mainly for fixed expressions like ''efșăr lă X'' 'X can'. Bare-copula questions are answered in the following way: | ||
Say the question is ''Ăn efșăr lă Yual șeyņ?'' 'Can Yual (Yoel) sing?'. Then the 'yes' and 'no' answers are: | Say the question is ''Ăn efșăr lă Yual șeyņ?'' 'Can Yual (Yoel) sing?'. Then the 'yes' and 'no' answers are: | ||