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Example 65-74
Сейчас, однако, печки сиди, лапти суши.
Siʧas adənakə pechəki sidi, lapəti suʃi.
Siʧas
now
adənakə
however
pechəki
stove
sidi,
sit
lapəti
footwear
suʃi.
dry
At present, however, I am sitting near the stove and dry my footwear.
Comment:
This was said ironically, about the speaker having nothing to do.
Type:
citation in fiction
Source:
Fadeev [1956] 1982
: 13
Language:
Chinese Pidgin Russian
by
Elena Perekhvalskaya
cite
Datapoints:
Tense-aspect systems: No or only one tense or aspect marker
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs: The language has no or only one TAM marker
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