2.3.1. Agreement in number
The copula always agrees with the subject in number. The example illustrates present tense, indicative, third person subjects in singular and plural, respectively.
János | a | kert-ben | van. | A | fiú-k | a | ház | előtt | van-nak. |
John | the | garden-INE | be.3SG | the | boy-PL | the | house | before | be-3PL |
’John is in the garden. The boys are in front of the house.’
Source: Hegedűs 2013: 55.
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