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==Copula== | ==Copula== | ||
There are two (non-interchangeable) ways to say 'X is Y' (X, Y are nouns) | There are two (non-interchangeable) ways to say 'X is Y' (X, Y are nouns). (Khmer makes a similar distinction.) | ||
#''Y DET X'' - This is used to assert that nouns X and Y are the same thing. | #''Y DET X'' - This is used to assert that nouns X and Y are the same thing. | ||