1.4.5. Agreement marking in the presence/absence of a copula
There is number agreement on the predicate in both cases: the copula can be absent or present, there is agreement in plural.
A | fiú-k | orvos-ok/magas-ak | (*van-nak)/vol-t-ak. |
the | boy-PL | docot-PL/tall-PL | be-3PL/be.PST.3PL |
’The boys are/were doctors / tall.’
Source: Hegedűs 2013: 53. (example slightly modified)
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