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5.2.1. The category of the predicate nominal/locative

The type of the predicate (lexical vs. pronominal) is not a determining factor in choosing between copulas.

Ez	a	csont	János-é	(*van)/volt.	/	Ez	a	könyv	a	ti-é-d	(*van)/volt.
this	the	bone	John-é	be.3SG/be.PST.3SG	/	this	the	book	the	you-é-2SG	be.3SG/be.PST.3SG

’This bone is/was John's. / This book is/was yours.’

Source: Dékány 2015: 1122; Egedi et al. 2019.

This example illustrates the use of an interrogative as predicate

Ki-é	ez	a	csont?
who-é	this	the	bone

’Whose bone is this?’

Source: Example provided by database editor (native speaker), modifing the basic examples found in Dékány 2015.

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