Identity / Classification
Copular clause
Predicate nominal
Classification
What is it? Who is who?
core
basic
Scene core
Σημασία
A relation that identifies, names, classifies, or equates one participant with another role, class, or label.
Πώς να το αναγνωρίζετε
Ask whether the sentence says that X is Y or belongs to a class.
Παραδείγματα
Λέξεις
doctor|teacher|friend|problem
Φράσεις
my brother is a doctor|this is a mistake
Πρόταση
She is a doctor.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Identity/class frame: X = Y She = a doctor person = class/role Meaning: X belongs to Y
Compare shape
Same link, different marking: [She] [is] [a doctor] [She] [doctor] zero BE [She] [doctor-CASE] Marking changes; X = Y stays.
Προβολή ανά γλώσσα
Στη γλώσσα σας
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Παρουσία
strong
Σημασία
Identity and classification are often expressed as nominal sentences without present-tense copula.
أحمدُ طبيب.
Ahmad doctor.
Στη γλώσσα που μαθαίνετε
German (standard)
Παρουσία
strong
Δυσκολία
Identity and classification use a copula, often with no indefinite article for professions.
Sie ist Ärztin.
She is doctor.
Συνηθισμένη δυσκολία μαθητών
Learners may overuse articles with jobs or forget the copula.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.