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Language:
Afrikaans
Parameter:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
Examples
omdat hy jou boek aan die lees is
omdat
because
hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
jou
2sg
.
poss
boek
book
aan
on
die
def
.
art
lees
read
is
is
because he is reading your book
Hy sou jou boek aan die lees kon wees.
Hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
sou
would
jou
2sg
.
poss
boek
book
aan
on
die
the
lees
read
kon
could
wees.
be
He might be reading your book.
Hy is jou boek aan die lees.
Hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
is
is
jou
2sg
.
poss
boek
book
aan
on
die
def
.
art
lees.
read
He is reading your book.
Hy is besig om te werk.
Hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
is
is
besig
busy
om
inf
.
conj
te
to
werk.
work.
inf
He is busy working.
[...] omdat hy besig is om te werk
[...]
[...]
omdat
because
hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
besig
busy
is
is
om
inf
.
conj
te
to
werk
work.
inf
[...] because he is busy working / [...] because he is (in the process of) working
Hy hou aan dieselfde foute maak. — Sy hou aan hard werk.
Hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
hou
keeps
aan
on
dieselfde
the.same
foute
mistakes
maak.
make.
inf
Sy
3sg
.
f
.
nom
hou
carries
aan
on
hard
hard
werk.
work.
inf
He keeps making the same mistakes. — She carries on working hard.
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