1.3.3. Tense marking on the copula
Tenses are marked on copulas. Note that the morphology of copula-verbs are somewhat irregular and not fully transparent. Different tenses make use of different stems. (In third person, present tense, indicative the copula is absent)
(Én) | beteg/orvos | vagy-ok/vol-t-am/lesz-ek. |
I | ill/doctor | be.1SG/be-PST-1SG/be.FUT-1SG |
’I am / was / will be ill / a doctor.’
Source: Hegedűs 2013: 54. (example extended in order to illustrate more tenses)
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