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Example 29-140
Hy het vreeslik spyt daaroor.
Hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
het
have
vreeslik
terribly
spyt
regret
daar-oor.
there-over
He is terribly sorry about it/that.
Comment:
Kry
('get') is also an option here - i.e.
Hy kry vreeslik spyt daaroor
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’: Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is non-verbal
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