Value Purely aspectual system

Language:
Ternate Chabacano
Parameter:
Tense-aspect systems
References
Sippola 2006: 49

Examples

  1. Ya larga Maria quel gumamela colerao [...].
    Ya
    pfv
    larga
    leave
    Maria
    Maria
    quel
    the
    gumamela
    hibiscus
    colerao
    red
    [...].
    [...]
    Maria left the red hibiscus [...].

    See Nigoza 2007: 10

  2. Óndi bo ta kedá?
    Óndi
    where
    bo
    2sg
    ta
    ipfv
    kedá?
    stay
    Where are you staying? OR: Where are you living?
    Spanish: ¿Dónde vives?
  3. Ta esperá yo kon bo ayer, péro no bo ya yegá. Di salí yo manyána.
    Ta
    ipfv
    esperá
    wait
    yo
    1sg
    kon
    obj
    bo
    2sg
    ayer,
    yesterday
    péro
    but
    no
    neg
    bo
    you
    ya
    pfv
    yegá.
    arrive
    Di
    ctpl
    salí
    leave
    yo
    1sg
    manyána.
    tomorrow
    I was waiting for you yesterday, but you did not arrive. I will leave tomorrow.