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Example 1-116
Hangri
de
killi mi.
Angri
hunger
de
prog
kiri
kill
mi.
1sg
I am hungry (lit. Hunger is killing me).
German:
Ich bin sehr hungrig. [op.cit.]
Comment:
This example illustrates the progressive use of
de
.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 58
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, nothing can intervene
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, and current state
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual, progressive, and current state
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