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Example 29-95
Hy het dit klaar gelees. vs. Hy het dit gelees (maar nie klaar nie).
Hy
3sg
.
m
het
aux
dit
3sg
.
n
klaar
finished
gelees.
ptcp
.read
vs.
vs.
Hy
3sg
.
m
het
aux
dit
3sg
.
n
gelees
ptcp
.read
(maar
(but
nie
not
klaar
finished
nie).
neg
)
He has finished reading it. / He finished reading it vs. He has read it. / He read it (but not completely).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Tense-aspect systems: Purely temporal system
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