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Example 1-124
A
de
drungu, a no kann go reti, a
de
kanti.
A
3sg
.
sbj
de
ipfv
drungu,
be.drunk
a
3sg
.
sbj
no
neg
kan
can
go
go
reti,
right
a
3sg
.
sbj
de
ipfv
kanti.
tilt
He is drunk, he cannot go straight, he is tilting.
Comment:
This example shows imperfective
de
with present tense.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 80
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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