Identity / Classification
Copular clause
Predicate nominal
Classification
What is it? Who is who?
core
basic
Scene core
Kahulugan
A relation that identifies, names, classifies, or equates one participant with another role, class, or label.
Paano ito matukoy
Ask whether the sentence says that X is Y or belongs to a class.
Mga halimbawa
Mga salita
doctor|teacher|friend|problem
Mga parirala
my brother is a doctor|this is a mistake
Pangungusap
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.
Pagsusuri ayon sa wika
Sa iyong wika
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Paglitaw
strong
Kahalagahan
Identity and classification are often expressed as nominal sentences without present-tense copula.
أحمدُ طبيب.
Ahmad doctor.
Sa wikang pinag-aaralan
German (standard)
Paglitaw
strong
Antas ng hirap
Identity and classification use a copula, often with no indefinite article for professions.
Sie ist Ärztin.
She is doctor.
Karaniwang hamon ng mag-aaral
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.