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Example 67-138
Ini macam sula tau paham saya pinya celita.
Ini
dem
macam
seem
sula
pfv
tau
know
paham
understand
saya
1sg
pinya
poss
celita.
story
It seems [as if you] have already known [and] understood my language.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Aye 2005
: 348
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
by
Khin Khin Aye
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: An expletive subject is used
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