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Example 29-124
Dit skyn dat hy die antwoord ken. — Dit skyn die waarheid te wees.
Dit
3sg
.
n
skyn
seems
dat
that
hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
die
def
.
art
antwoord
answer
ken.
knows
—
Dit
3sg
.
n
skyn
seems
die
def
.
art
waarheid
truth
te
to
wees.
be
It seems that he knows the answer. — It seems to be the truth.
Comment:
This
dit
subject can be dropped colloquially - e.g.
Skyn ook die waarheid te wees
[seems also DEF.ART truth to be] '(It) also seems to be the truth'.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: An expletive subject is used
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