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Example 1-123
Wie
ben dee
aksie na wan Nefie.
Wi
1pl
ben
pst
de
ipfv
aksi
ask
na
for
wan
indf
.
sg
nefi.
knife
We were asking for a knife.
Dutch:
Wy vraagen na een Mes. [op.cit.]
Comment:
This example illustrates the use of imperfective
de
with past tense reference.
Type:
written
Source:
Weygandt 1798
: 61
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Tense-aspect systems: Mixed aspectual-temporal system
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