Explore Copulative through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like connecting or conjunctive. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Copulative in a sentence
Copulative meaning
- Of or pertaining to copulation.
- That acts as a copula.
- That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.
Synonyms of Copulative
Using Copulative
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to copulation. | That acts as a copula. | That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.
- Useful related words include: connecting, conjunctive, copula, linking verb.
- In the example corpus, copulative often appears in combinations such as: the copulative, copulative verbalizer.
Context around Copulative
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Copulative
- In this selection, "copulative" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, verbalizer stand out and add context to how "copulative" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as the copulative verbalizer has and called a copulative or copular. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "copulative" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with copulative
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is now pertinent to make some observations about the distribution of the copulative verbalizer. (15 words)
As the copulative verbalizer has no independent phonetic structure, it is represented by the Greek letter ʋ in the examples used in this entry. (24 words)
The fact that the final vowel of -iri below is not suppressed indicates the presence of an intervening segment, the copulative verbalizer: sar(a)-iri-ʋ-t-wa ‘I usually go’. (31 words)
A copula is often a verb or a verb-like word, though this is not universally the case. citation A verb that is a copula is sometimes called a copulative or copular verb. (33 words)
However, it is also relevant to note that in a verb phrase like 'it is old', the noun thantha meaning 'old' does not require the copulative verbalizer, thantha-wa 'it is old'. (32 words)
The fact that the final vowel of -iri below is not suppressed indicates the presence of an intervening segment, the copulative verbalizer: sar(a)-iri-ʋ-t-wa ‘I usually go’. (31 words)
Example sentences (5)
A copula is often a verb or a verb-like word, though this is not universally the case. citation A verb that is a copula is sometimes called a copulative or copular verb.
As the copulative verbalizer has no independent phonetic structure, it is represented by the Greek letter ʋ in the examples used in this entry.
However, it is also relevant to note that in a verb phrase like 'it is old', the noun thantha meaning 'old' does not require the copulative verbalizer, thantha-wa 'it is old'.
It is now pertinent to make some observations about the distribution of the copulative verbalizer.
The fact that the final vowel of -iri below is not suppressed indicates the presence of an intervening segment, the copulative verbalizer: sar(a)-iri-ʋ-t-wa ‘I usually go’.
Common combinations with copulative
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: