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Value Ability verb cannot express epistemic possibility
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
Parameter:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility
References
Brüser et al. 2002
: s.v. sabe, pode
Examples
N
sabe
kusia dretu.
N=sabe
1sg
=know
kusia
cook
dretu.
well
I can cook well.
German:
Ich kann anständig kochen.
See
Lang et al. 2012
Algen
pode
bai Portugal di bárku o di avion.
Algen
one
pode
can
bai
go
Portugal
Portugal
di=bárku
of=ship
o
or
di=avion.
of=plane
One can travel to Portugal by ship or by plane.
See
Lang et al. 2012
Bu
pode
bai.
Bu=pode
2sg
=may
bai.
leave
You may leave.
See
Lang et al. 2012
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