Value Immediately preceding the verb

Language:
Papiá Kristang
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Baxter 1988: 119; Baxter 1988: 128

Examples

  1. eli ta les buku
    eli
    3sg
    ta
    prog
    les
    read
    buku
    book
    He is reading a book.

    See Baxter 1988: 128

  2. eli ja bai mar (onti anoti)
    eli
    3sg
    ja
    pfv
    bai
    go
    mar
    sea
    (onti
    (yesterday
    anoti)
    night)
    He went fishing (last night).

    See Baxter 1988: 119

  3. sertu lo kai chúa
    sertu
    certain
    lo
    fut
    kai
    fall
    chúa
    rain
    Surely it will rain.

    See Baxter 1988: 127