Value In a rightward position

Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb

Examples

  1. M’bay ba skola.
    M-bay
    1sg-go
    ba
    pst
    skola.
    school
    I went to school.
    Portuguese: Fui à escola.
  2. N tciga ba ja.
    N
    1sg
    tciga
    arrive
    ba
    pst
    ja.
    prf
    I had arrived.
    Portuguese: Tinha chegado. OR: Chegara.
  3. N tciga ba aonti.
    N
    1sg
    tciga
    arrive
    ba
    pst
    aonti.
    yesterday
    I arrived yesterday.
    Portuguese: Cheguei ontem.
  4. Jon tciga-nta-l-ba ja.
    Jon
    John
    tciga-nta-l-ba
    arrive-caus-obj.3sg-pst
    ja.
    ant
    John had already put it aside.
    Portuguese: O João já o tinha colocado de lado.
  5. Maria mora na kasa di Djon ba.
    Maria
    Mary
    mora
    live
    na
    in
    kasa
    house
    di
    of
    Djon
    John
    ba.
    pst
    Mary lived in John's house.
    Portuguese: A Maria viveu na casa do João.