1.1.1. The category of the predicate
The presence/absence of the copula does not depend on the category of the predicate. If the copula is absent, it is invariably absent with a nominal and with an adjectival predicate.
| Mari | orvos/magas | (*van). |
| Mary | doctor/tall | is |
’Mary is a doctor / tall.’
Source: Hegedűs 2013: 53.
If the copula is absent, it is invariably absent with lexical and pronominal predicate. The example illustrates the use of interrogatives as predicates.
| Mari | micsoda/milyen | (*van)? |
| Mary | what/what-like | be.3SG |
’What is Mary? / What is Mary like?’
Source: Example provided by database editor (native speaker).
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