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Example 67-202
Hey mau sapu bese-bese.
Hey
voc
mau
want
sapu
sweep
bese~bese.
clean~clean
Hey, I want [you] to sweep [it] very cleanly.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Aye 2005
: 499
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
by
Khin Khin Aye
cite
Datapoints:
Complements of 'think' and 'want': No complementizer
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