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Example 47-198
Mi sa ku e ta keda insistí te ora ku mi bisa ‘si’.
Mi
1sg
sa
know
ku
comp
e
3sg
ta
tns
keda
remain
insistí
insist
te
until
ora
hour
ku
comp
mi
1sg
bisa
say
‘si’.
yes
I know that she will insist until I say 'yes'.
Comment:
The translation is mine.
Type:
literary or other written source
Source:
nd
: 16 July 2009, p.4
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of knowing: Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’
Savvy: A savvy word exists
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