Value No ‘take’ serials

Language:
San Andres Creole English
Parameter:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions

Examples

  1. Beda Taiga gaan an tek ihn mama an ker im da Beda Naansi fi ihn tend tu him.
    Beda
    Brother
    Taiga
    Tiger
    gaan
    go.ant
    an
    and
    tek
    take
    ihn
    3sg.poss
    mama
    mother
    an
    and
    ker
    carry
    im
    3sg
    da
    to
    Beda
    Brother
    Naansi
    Anansi
    fi
    comp
    ihn
    3sg
    tend
    tend
    tu
    to
    him.
    3sg
    Brother Tiger took his mother to Brother Anansi for him to tend to her.
  2. Ihn kot di miit wid di naif.
    Ihn
    3sg
    kot
    cut
    di
    art.def
    miit
    meat
    wid
    ins
    di
    art.def
    naif.
    knife
    She cut the meat with the knife.
  3. Ihn put di bag pan di tiebl.
    Ihn
    3sg
    put
    put
    di
    art.def
    bag
    bag
    pan
    upon
    di
    art.def
    tiebl.
    table
    She put the bag on the table.