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Value An expletive subject is not used
Language:
Principense
Parameter:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
References
Maurer 2009
: 58f.
Examples
Parêsê y’usuva a keka.
Parêsê
seem
ya
comp
usuva
rain
sa
prog
kavika.
ipfv
:come
It seems that rain is coming.
See
Maurer 2009
: 58
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