3.2.2. The semantic properties of the subject/theme
The semantic properties of the subject do not seem to influence the choice between copulas. In the example, human, animate, and inanimate subjects are illustrated with the same existential verb.
| Van | egy | bácsi/fa/doboz | a | kert-ben. |
| be.3SG | a | old.man/tree/box | the | garden-INE |
’There is an old man / tree / boksz in the garden.’
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