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Example 44-99
Ta (kedá) bolók ya el prútas.
Ta
ipfv
(kedá)
(become)
bolók
rotten
ya
already
el
def
prútas.
fruit
The fruit becomes rotten already.
Spanish:
La fruta se está pudriendo.
Comment:
Kedá
can be left out, and in this case the IPFV-aspect marker alone might indicate inchoative meaning. The use of the verb is more common.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own data
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
by
Eeva Sippola
cite
Datapoints:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning: Inchoative expressed by progressive marker
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