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Example 29-85
omdat hy jou boek aan die lees is
omdat
because
hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
jou
2sg
.
poss
boek
book
aan
on
die
def
.
art
lees
read
is
is
because he is reading your book
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, open-class items may intervene
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