Value Immediately following the verb

Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Kouwenberg 1994: 61-74; Kouwenberg 2007: 27-33

Examples

  1. lombo plɛkɛm wangeni bwa drungwa stɛdi
    lombo
    bad
    plɛkɛ
    place
    wanga
    where
    eni
    3pl
    bu-a
    drink-ipfv
    drungu-a
    get.drunk-ipfv
    stɛdi
    steady
    A bad place, where they drink and get drunk all the time.

    See Kouwenberg 2007: 29

  2. bɛri moi ababaka, potɛtɛ nau
    bɛri
    Berry
    moi
    good
    ababa
    anymore
    ka
    neg
    potɛ-tɛ
    old-pfv
    nau
    now
    Berry is not good anymore, (he) has gotten old.

    See Kouwenberg 2007: 30