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Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Predicative adjectives

Examples

  1. 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

  2. Em naispla aus stret.
    Em
    3sg
    nais-pla
    nice-mod
    aus
    house
    stret.
    very
    It was a very nice house.

    See nd: Simbu F16

  3. 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

  4. 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.
  5. Haus i bikpela tru.
    Haus
    house
    i
    pm
    bikpela
    big.mod
    tru.
    very
    The house is very big.