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The copula ida, to be (am, is, are, will be, was, were). A copula verb equates two things, like

My dog is a terrier.

I am a student.

Some of the positive forms of ida are given in the table below, courtesy of Do Jones.

¡¡ Formal Plain Formal Polite Informal Familiar Informal Intimate
Present ÀÌ´Ù ÀÔ´Ï´Ù À̳» À̾ß
Past À̾ú´Ù À̾úÀ¾´Ï´Ù À̾ À̾ú¾î
Remote Past À̾ú¾ú´Ù À̾ú¾úÀ¾´Ï´Ù À̾ú¾ú³» À̾ú¾ú¾î
Future À̰º´Ù À̰ºÀ¾´Ï´Ù À̰º³× À̰º¾î
Past Future À̾ú°º´Ù À̾ú°ºÀ¾´Ï´Ù À̾ú°º³× À̾ú°º¾î

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