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Value In a leftward position
Language:
Afrikaans
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
Examples
Anders sou hy kon geval het.
Anders
Otherwise
sou
should
hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
kon
could
ge-val
ptcp
-fallen
het.
pst
Otherwise he might have fallen.
Sy word herhaaldelik deur die lawaai wakker gemaak.
Sy
3sg
.
f
.
nom
word
becomes
herhaaldelik
repeatedly
deur
by
die
the
lawaai
noise
wakker
awake
ge-maak.
ptcp
-make
She is repeatedly awakened by the noise.
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