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Example 1-239
A membre, hem de wan biggisanni.
A
3sg
.
sbj
memre,
think
en
3sg
de
cop
wan
indf
.
sg
bigisani.
big.thing
He thinks he is a big shot.
German:
Er denkt von sich selber, dass er etwas grosses ist. [op.cit.]
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 65
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Complements of 'think' and 'want': No complementizer
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