Value Particle, open-class items may intervene

Language:
Afrikaans
Parameter:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb

Examples

  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. [...] 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
  6. 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.