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import BasicBlocks from "../../components/BasicBlocks"
**There is no "to be" verb in Pashto**. 🤯 Let that sink in for a second. There's no infinitive "to be" form. You can't say "It's good *to be* here." We can't use "to be" as a verb and make normal verb phrases like we do in other language.
**There is no "to be" verb in Pashto**. 🤯 Let that sink in for a second. There's no infinitive "to be" form. You can't say "It's good *to be* here." We can't use "to be" as a verb and make normal verb phrases like we do in other languages.
In Pashto, we use a special structure called an **equative phrase (EP)** when we talk about something being something.
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There are two ways to build an equative phrase:
1. <Link to="/phrase-structure/np/">NP</Link> + <Link to="/phrase-structure/ep/#whats-an-ep-complement">Complement</Link> + Equative
<BasicBlocks large blocks={[
{ bottom: "NP", inside: "A", top: "Subject" },
{ bottom: "Comp.", inside: "B", top: "Predicate" },
{ bottom: "Equative", inside: "=" },
]} />
2. <Link to="/phrase-structure/np/">NP</Link> + <Link to="/phrase-structure/np/">NP</Link> + Equative
<BasicBlocks large blocks={[
{ bottom: "NP", inside: "A", top: "Subject" },
{ bottom: "NP", inside: "B", top: "Predicate" },
{ bottom: "Equative", inside: "=" },
]} />
The equative will **always agree with the last NP** in the phrase. So for #1 it will agree with the *subject* and for #2 it will agree with the *predicate*.
## 1. NP + Complement

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@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ In Pashto we have a bunch of little words that we will treat like little **child
<ul>
<li>The emphatic <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "خو", f: "kho" }} /> particle</li>
<li>The <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "به", f: "ba" }} /> particle</li>
<li>The jussive <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "دې", f: "de", e: "may" }} /></li>
<li><Link to="/pronouns/pronouns-mini/">Mini-pronouns</Link>:</li>
<ul>
<li><InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "مې", f: "me", e: "1st pers sing" }} /></li>
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<li><InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "مو", f: "mU", e: "1st/2nd pers plur" }} /></li>
<li><InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "یې", f: "ye", e: "3rd pers" }} /></li>
</ul>
<li>The jussive <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "دې", f: "de", e: "may" }} /></li>
</ul>
These little words/particles can't run around anywhere in the sentence. **They have to stay in the kids' section**. They're not allowed to go anywhere else! 🙅‍♂️