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Example 1-119
Mi hatti
de
lobbi ju.
Mi
1sg
hati
heart
de
ipfv
lobi
love
yu.
2sg
I love you.
German:
Ich habe dich herzig lieb.
Comment:
This example shows
de
expressing current state.
Type:
written
Source:
Schumann 1781
: 62
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, and current state
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