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Example 67-103
Saya ada pergi pasar.
Saya
1sg
ada
be
pergi
go
pasar.
market
I am going to the market.
Comment:
In this sentence
ada pergi
has a present progressive reading.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
by
Khin Khin Aye
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Only progressive function
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