Simple and compound predicate; copulas; a Qodiriy text

An auxiliary word that enters a nominal predicate and serves to link it with the subject is called a copula. Edi, ekan, emish, bo‘lmoq, hisoblanmoq, sanalmoq and kerak, zarur, darkor, lozim work this way. A copula adds various meanings to the predicate: edi — past tense (“Uy katta edi”), ekan — something learned afterwards (“Ukam uyda ekan”), emish — hearsay, kerak, lozim — necessity. A predicate with a copula counts as compound. Edi, ekan, emish may also be written joined to the preceding word: “katta edi” — “kattaydi”.