diff --git a/src/catalan/ParadigmsCat.gf b/src/catalan/ParadigmsCat.gf
index c65a8af46..89e1f13df 100644
--- a/src/catalan/ParadigmsCat.gf
+++ b/src/catalan/ParadigmsCat.gf
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ resource ParadigmsCat =
   open
     (Predef=Predef),
     Prelude,
+    DiffCat,
     MorphoCat,
     BeschCat,
     CatCat in {
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ oper
 
   mkPrep : Str -> Prep ; -- other preposition
 
+  CopulaType : Type ;
+  serCopula : CopulaType ;
+  estarCopula : CopulaType ;
 
 --2 Nouns
 
@@ -157,7 +161,7 @@ oper
     mkA : (bo : A) -> (millor : A) -> A ; -- special comparison (default with "mas")
 
     mkA : A -> CopulaType -> A -- force copula type
-      
+
     } ;
 
 -- The functions above create postfix adjectives. To switch
@@ -295,10 +299,13 @@ oper
 
   Gender = MorphoCat.Gender ;
   Number = MorphoCat.Number ;
+  CopulaType = DiffCat.CopulaType ;
   masculine = Masc ;
   feminine = Fem ;
   singular = Sg ;
   plural = Pl ;
+  serCopula = DiffCat.serCopula ;
+  estarCopula = DiffCat.estarCopula ;
 
   accusative = complAcc ** {lock_Prep = <>} ;
   genitive = complGen ** {lock_Prep = <>} ;
@@ -344,7 +351,7 @@ oper
     isPre = a.isPre ; copTyp = serCopula ; lock_A = <>} ;
   compADeg a =
     {s = table {Posit => a.s ! Posit ; _ => \\f => "més" ++ a.s ! Posit ! f} ;
-     isPre = a.isPre ; copTyp = a.copTyp ; 
+     isPre = a.isPre ; copTyp = a.copTyp ;
      lock_A = <>} ;
   regADeg a = compADeg (regA a) ;
 
diff --git a/src/portuguese/ParadigmsPor.gf b/src/portuguese/ParadigmsPor.gf
index 8677cd798..fe3ab9945 100644
--- a/src/portuguese/ParadigmsPor.gf
+++ b/src/portuguese/ParadigmsPor.gf
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ resource ParadigmsPor =
     Prelude,
     MorphoPor,
     BeschPor,
+    DiffPor,
     CatPor in {
 
   flags optimize=all ;
@@ -79,6 +80,18 @@ oper
   dative     : Prep ; -- preposition "a" and its contractions
   dative = lin Prep complDat ;
 
+  CopulaType : Type ;
+  CopulaType = DiffPor.CopulaType ;
+
+  serCopula : CopulaType ;
+  serCopula = DiffPor.serCopula ;
+
+  estarCopula : CopulaType ;
+  estarCopula = DiffPor.estarCopula ;
+
+  ficarCopula : CopulaType ;
+  ficarCopula = DiffPor.ficarCopula ;
+
   mkPrep = overload {
     mkPrep : Str -> Prep -- other preposition
       = \p -> lin Prep {s = p ; c = Acc ; isDir = False} ;
diff --git a/src/spanish/ParadigmsSpa.gf b/src/spanish/ParadigmsSpa.gf
index a9720d768..0f1492897 100644
--- a/src/spanish/ParadigmsSpa.gf
+++ b/src/spanish/ParadigmsSpa.gf
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ resource ParadigmsSpa =
     (Predef=Predef),
     Prelude,
     MorphoSpa,
+    DiffSpa,
     BeschSpa,
     CatSpa in {
 
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ oper
   genitive   : Prep ; -- preposition "de" and its contractions
   dative     : Prep ; -- preposition "a" and its contractions
 
+  CopulaType : Type ;
+  serCopula : CopulaType ;
+  estarCopula : CopulaType ;
+
   mkPrep : overload {
     mkPrep : Str -> Prep ; -- other preposition
     mkPrep : Str -> Prep -> Prep ; -- compound prepositions, e.g. "antes de", made as mkPrep "antes" genitive
@@ -322,10 +327,13 @@ oper
 
   Gender = MorphoSpa.Gender ;
   Number = MorphoSpa.Number ;
+  CopulaType = DiffSpa.CopulaType ;
   masculine = Masc ;
   feminine = Fem ;
   singular = Sg ;
   plural = Pl ;
+  serCopula = DiffSpa.serCopula ;
+  estarCopula = DiffSpa.estarCopula ;
 
   accusative = complAcc ** {lock_Prep = <>} ;
   genitive = complGen ** {lock_Prep = <>} ;