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Example 29-86
Hy sou jou boek aan die lees kon wees.
Hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
sou
would
jou
2sg
.
poss
boek
book
aan
on
die
the
lees
read
kon
could
wees.
be
He might be reading your book.
Comment:
The placement of
sou
here is dictated by V2.
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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