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Example 31-124
Es gostaba di rapazinhu.
Es
they
gostaba
like.
ant
di
of
rapazinhu.
little.boy
They liked the little boy.
Comment:
The verb
gosta
always selects the preposition
di
'of'.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘like’: Experiencer is subject
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