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Example 67-98
Saya nanti boleh kasi perut besar ah.
Saya
1sg
nanti
later
boleh
can
kasi
give
perut
stomach
besar
big
ah.
pcl
Later, I will be able to make [my] stomach big.
Comment:
Nanti
'later' is used as the future tense marker;
boleh
'can' is used as the modal marker.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Aye 2005
: 171
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
by
Khin Khin Aye
cite
Datapoints:
Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers: The feature does not apply
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