1.1.2. The number feature of the subject
The presence/absence of the copula does not depend on the number of the subject. If the copula is absent, it can be absent both with singular and with plural subjects.
A | fiú-k | orvos-ok/magas-ak | (*van-nak) |
the | boy-PL | docot-PL/tall-PL | be-3PL |
’The boys are doctors / tall.’
Source: Hegedűs 2013: 53. (example slightly modified)
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