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Example 29-117
Ek gee 'n roos vir/aan die man.
Ek
1sg
.
nom
gee
give
'n
indf
.
art
roos
rose
vir/aan
to
die
def
.
art
man.
man
I give a rose to the man.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – theme – recipient
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