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zero copula
Noun
Japanese Meaning
言語学において、連結動詞を用いず、主語と述語を直接結合する現象。例えば、英語の表現 'the more the merrier' のように、存在や状態の結びつきが暗示される。
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(linguistics) The joining of the subject to the predicate without using a copula, as in the more the merrier
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zero copula
Many languages employ a zero copula in present-tense nominal predicates, omitting the verb 'to be'.
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Many languages employ a zero copula in present-tense nominal predicates, omitting the verb 'to be'.
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