Identity / Classification
Copular clause
Predicate nominal
Classification
What is it? Who is who?
core
basic
Scene core
معنا
A relation that identifies, names, classifies, or equates one participant with another role, class, or label.
چطور آن را تشخیص دهید
Ask whether the sentence says that X is Y or belongs to a class.
نمونهها
واژهها
doctor|teacher|friend|problem
عبارتها
my brother is a doctor|this is a mistake
جمله
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.
نمای زبان
در زبان شما
Persian (Farsi, standard Iranian)
میزان حضور
strong
اهمیت
Identity is usually X Y است; no indefinite article is required.
او پزشک است.
he/she doctor is.
در زبان در حال یادگیری
Arabic (Modern Standard)
میزان حضور
strong
دشواری
Identity and classification are often expressed as nominal sentences without present-tense copula.
أحمدُ طبيب.
Ahmad doctor.
چالش رایج زبانآموزان
Learners may overuse هو or miss how definiteness changes identity meanings.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.