Example 39-97

Oj nã tros paper napkin.
Oj
today
neg
tros
bring.pst
paper
paper
napkin.
napkin
Today [we] did not bring paper napkins.
Comment:
In Diu Indo-Portuguese, Past forms of lexical verbs (i.e. inflected forms, which do not co-occur with preverbal Tense-Aspect-Mood markers) express Perfective Aspect by default. Therefore, this sentence blocks a continuous reading such as 'Today we were not bringing paper napkins' even though no constituent is explicitly glossed as a marker of Perfectivity.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Cardoso 2004-2008