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Example 31-94
N ta lenbra kuma nu tinha, tinha falta.
N
I
ta
asp
lenbra
remember
kuma
that
nu
we
tinha,
had
tinha
had
falta.
need
I remember that we were in need.
Comment:
Combined with the verb
lenbra
'to remember', this
ta
refers to current state.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual, current state, and future
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