Example 29-75

omdat hy gister geval het vs. hy het gister geval
omdat
because
hy
3sg.m
gister
yesterday
geval
fallen
het
pst
vs.
vs.
hy
3sg.m
het
pst
gister
yesterday
geval
fallen
because he fell yesterday vs. he fell yesterday
Comment:
Tense markers (het - 'have', wees - 'be', and word - 'become') only immediately follow the verb in subordinate clauses; in main clauses, a finite tense marker will always precede the verb, under the influence of the V2 effect that holds obligatorily in main clauses.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge