Value Progressive, habitual, and current state

Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Uses of the progressive marker
References
Winford 2002

Examples

  1. Mi e sidon dya, mi e denki fu beroof wan bangi now de.
    Mi
    I
    e
    ipfv
    sidon
    sit
    dya,
    here
    mi
    I
    e
    ipfv
    denki
    think
    fu
    to
    beroof
    rob
    wan
    one
    bangi
    bank
    now
    now
    de.
    there
    I’m sitting here thinking to rob a bank right now.

    See Winford 2002: 423

  2. Den man e pina, yungu.
    Den
    the.pl
    man
    man
    e
    ipfv
    pina,
    suffer
    yungu.
    man
    Those people are suffering, man.

    See Winford 2002: 424

  3. Yu no e sabi a wet so bun.
    Yu
    2sg
    no
    neg
    e
    ipfv
    sabi
    know
    a
    det
    wet
    law
    so
    so
    bun.
    good
    You don’t really know the law so well.

    See Voorhoeve 1957: 378

  4. Den e afrontu den tongo, tog.
    Den
    they
    e
    ipfv
    afrontu
    turn.against
    den
    their
    tongo,
    language
    tog.
    tag
    They turn their backs on their language, right.

    See Winford 2002: 424

  5. Den no e wani taki Sranan Tongo moro.
    Den
    they
    no
    neg
    e
    ipfv
    wani
    want
    taki
    talk
    Sranan
    Suriname
    Tongo
    tongue
    moro.
    more
    They don't want to speak Sranan Tongo anymore.

    See Winford 2002: 425

  6. Efu pikinso wan druppel nomo kisi yu skin, yu skin e bron.
    Efu
    if
    pikin-so
    little-so
    wan
    one
    druppel
    drop
    nomo
    only
    kisi
    catch
    yu
    your
    skin,
    skin
    yu
    your
    skin
    skin
    e
    ipfv
    bron.
    burn
    If even so much as a drop touches your skin, it burns.

    See Winford 2002: 398

  7. Fowru e singi, dagu e bari.
    Fowru
    bird
    e
    ipfv
    singi,
    sing
    dagu
    dog
    e
    ipfv
    bari.
    bark
    Birds sing, dogs bark.

    See Winford 2002: 425