Example 29-115

Piet het (vir) die kind die kos gegee.
Piet
Pete
het
pst
(vir)
(for)
die
def.art
kind
child
die
def.art
kos
food
ge-gee.
ptcp-given
Pete gave the child the food.
Comment:
Double object constructions most commonly take vir in the modern spoken language, with the result that this construction is on the decline.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge