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Value Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked differently
Language:
Afrikaans
Parameter:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
References
Donaldson 1993
: 228-230
Examples
Ek het 'n huis besit. — Ek het koekies gebak.
Ek
1sg
.
nom
het
pst
'n
indf
.
art
huis
house
besit.
owned
—
Ek
1sg
.
nom
het
pst
koek-ie-s
cake-
dim
-
pl
ge-bak.
ptcp
-bake
I (have) owned a house. — I (have) baked cookies.
Ek besit 'n huis. — Ek bak koekies.
Ek
1sg
besit
own
'n
a
huis.
house
—
Ek
I
bak
bake
koek-ie-s.
cake-
dim
-
pl
I own a house. — I bake cookies.
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