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Example 47-137
[...] pasobra e si, [...], no tin miedu di hiba nan dilanti wes pa motibu di difamashon.
[...]
[...]
pasobra
because
e
3sg
si,
emph
[...],
[...]
no
neg
tin
have
miedu
fear
di
of
hiba
carry
nan
3pl
dilanti
before
wes
judge
pa
for
motibu
reason
di
of
difamashon.
defamation
[...] because he is not at all afraid to carry them before a judge on charges of defamation.
Comment:
The translation is mine.
Type:
literary or other written source
Source:
nd
: 10 August 2004, p.1
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’: Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is non-verbal
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