Value Serial verb

Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Instrumental expressions

Examples

  1. Kofi teki a nefi koti a brede.
    Kofi
    Kofi
    teki
    take
    a
    det
    nefi
    knife
    koti
    cut
    a
    det
    brede.
    bread
    Kofi cut the bread with a knife.

    See Winford and Migge 2008: 710

  2. Boi, teki a tin sensi dya go bai tabaka gi mi.
    Boi,
    boy
    teki
    take
    a
    det
    tin
    ten
    sensi
    cent
    dya
    here
    go
    go
    bai
    buy
    tabaka
    tobacco
    gi
    for
    mi.
    me
    Boy, take this dime and go and get me some tobacco.
  3. Kande a taigi yu meki yu furu a heri bari nanga watra, dan yu abi fu go teki watra drape a mofo gotro, lai a bari.
    Kande
    maybe
    a
    3sg
    taigi
    tell
    yu
    2sg
    meki
    make
    yu
    2sg
    furu
    fill
    a
    the
    heri
    whole
    bari
    barrel
    nanga
    with
    watra,
    water
    dan
    then
    yu
    2sg
    abi
    have
    fu
    to
    go
    go
    teki
    take
    watra
    water
    drape
    there
    a
    loc
    mofo
    front
    gotro,
    drainage.ditch
    lai
    fill.up
    a
    the
    bari.
    barrel
    Maybe she will tell you to fill the whole barrel with water, then you have to go take water from in front of the ditch and fill the barrel.