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Example 29-120
Daarom gee ons (vir) die man 'n roos.
Daarom
therefore
gee
give
ons
1pl
(vir)
(for)
die
def
.
art
man
man
'n
indf
.
art
roos.
rose
Therefore we give the man a rose.
Comment:
In the spoken language, the indirect object is most commonly accompanied by the
vir
marker.
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: Verb-initial recipient – theme
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