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Value Immediately following the verb
Language:
Afrikaans
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
Examples
omdat hy gister geval het vs. hy het gister geval
omdat
because
hy
3sg
.
m
gister
yesterday
geval
fallen
het
pst
vs.
vs.
hy
3sg
.
m
het
pst
gister
yesterday
geval
fallen
because he fell yesterday vs. he fell yesterday
[...] dat sy gister gevind is
[...]
[...]
dat
that
sy
3sg
.
f
.
nom
gister
yesterday
ge-vind
ptcp
-find
is
pass
.
pst
[...] that she was found yesterday
[...] dat baie boeke so verkoop kan word
[...]
[...]
dat
that
baie
many
boeke
books
so
so
verkoop
sold
kan
can
word
become
[...] that many books can be sold in that way
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