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Example 2-108
Yu no
e sabi
a wet so bun.
Yu
2sg
no
neg
e
ipfv
sabi
know
a
det
wet
law
so
so
bun.
good
You don’t really know the law so well.
Comment:
This example illustrates current state use. It is marginal and restricted only to a few verbs, like
siki
‘be/get sick’.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Voorhoeve 1957
: 378
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, and current state
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