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Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Predicative adjectives
Examples
Em i bin bikpela na i strong long palai nau.
Em
3sg
i
pm
bin
pst
bik-pela
big-
mod
na
and
i
pm
strong
strong
long
prep
palai
fly
nau.
now
He was big and strong enough to fly now.
See
nd
: ENB M12
Em naispla aus stret.
Em
3sg
nais-pla
nice-
mod
aus
house
stret.
very
It was a very nice house.
See
nd
: Simbu F16
Pikinini ia i bikpela liklik nau.
Pikinini
child
ia
foc
i
pm
bik-pela
big-
mod
liklik
small
nau.
now
The child was quite big now.
See
nd
: WNB M12
Dispela meri mi lukim asde em i naispela tru.
Dispela
this
meri
woman
mi
1sg
luk-im
see-
tr
asde
yesterday
em
3sg
i
pm
nais-pela
nice-
mod
tru.
really
This woman I saw yesterday is really beautiful.
Haus i bikpela
tru.
Haus
house
i
pm
bikpela
big.
mod
tru.
very
The house is very big.
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