Value ‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary

Language:
Saramaccan
Parameter:
'Give' serial verb constructions
References
Veenstra 1996: 36

Examples

  1. 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

  2. A búnu dá mi.
    A
    3sg
    búnu
    be.good
    dá
    give
    mi.
    1sg
    She is good to me.

    See Veenstra 1996: 165

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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