| copula | n kopula. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| be | vi 1. (simple copula) a. (when subj precedes pred which is n or n phr), [not translated], [emphatic, preceding prep phr & adj phr adalah, preceding n phr ialah]: John’s house is very big, rumah John sangat besar; he is lazy, dia malas; today is Saturday, hari ini hari Sabtu; b. (where point of division between subj and pred in the Malay sentence would be obscure) ialah: the man who keeps ducks is Mr. Lee, orang yg memelihara itik itu ialah Encik Lee; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |