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Value ‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary
Language:
Saramaccan
Parameter:
'Give' serial verb constructions
References
Veenstra 1996
: 36
Examples
Dí fáka maá pói
dá
mi.
Dí
def
.
sg
fáka
machete
maá
sharp
pói
spoil
dá
give
mi.
1sg
The machete is too sharp for me.
See
Veenstra 1996
: 165
A búnu dá mi.
A
3sg
búnu
be.good
dá
give
mi.
1sg
She is good to me.
See
Veenstra 1996
: 165
Dí báta kaí
dá
hen.
Dí
def
.
sg
báta
bottle
kaí
fall
dá
give
hen.
3sg
The bottle fell on his responsibility.
See
Veenstra 1996
: 165
Mi ó púu gaán fási
dá
i.
Mi
1sg
ó
mood
púu
remove
gaán
big
fási
manner
dá
give
i.
2sg
I will teach you to be cheeky to me.
See
de Groot 1977
Hén we bì fufúu dí biífi dí mi mujée bì mandá dá mi.
Hén
3sg
we
foc
bì
tns
fufúu
steal
dí
def
.
sg
biífi
letter
dí
that
mi
1sg
mujée
woman
bì
tns
mandá
send
dá
give
mi.
1sg
HE had stolen the letter that my wife had sent to me.
See
Veenstra 1996
: 36
Dí báta kaí dá hen.
Dí
def
.
sg
báta
bottle
kaí
fall
dá
give
hen.
3sg
The bottle fell on his responsibility.
See
Veenstra 1996
: 165
M'e tá pantá dá hen.
M'=e
1sg
=
neg
tá
asp
pantá
fear
dá
give
hen.
3sg
I am not afraid of her.
See
Veenstra 1996
: 165
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