Value Double-object construction

Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
References
Bruyn et al. 1999

Examples

  1. Mi gi a san disi wan nen.
    Mi
    1sg
    gi
    give
    a
    det
    san
    thing
    disi
    dem
    wan
    a
    nen.
    name
    I gave this thing a name.

    See Bruyn et al. 1999: 340

  2. Granmama gi den pikin tori fa a ben de fosten.
    Granmama
    grandma
    gi
    give
    den
    the.pl
    pikin
    child
    tori
    story
    fa
    how
    a
    it
    ben
    pst
    de
    cop
    fosten.
    long.ago
    Grandmother told the children stories about how it was in the old days.

    See Wilner 1992: 29

  3. Dus dan a mati o gi den suma fu en a tori.
    Dus
    thus
    dan
    then
    a
    the
    mati
    friend
    o
    fut
    gi
    give
    den
    the.pl
    suma
    people
    fu
    of
    en
    him
    a
    the
    tori.
    story
    So then the friend will tell his relatives the story.