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Example 29-8
In 1984 is hy Kaapstad toe.
In
in
1984
1984
is
is
hy
he
Kaapstad
Cape.Town
toe.
to
In 1984 he went to Cape Town.
Comment:
Toe
is the sole postposition that can be productively used as a postposition in General Afrikaans. However note that there is a rich system of so-called circumpositions, i.e. combinations of a preposition and a postposition.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Order of adposition and noun phrase: Postpositions
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