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Example 42-111
(yo) parsé lo kai chua
(yo)
(
3sg
)
parsé
seem
lo
fut
kai
fall
chua
rain
It seems (to me) it will rain.
Comment:
A subject pronoun may occur optionally with this structure. The verb
parsé
'seem' may combine with NEG and with TAM.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own fieldwork 1980-1981, 2009
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: An expletive subject is not used
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: An expletive subject is used
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