Value Only progressive function

Language:
Papiamentu
Parameter:
Uses of the progressive marker
References
Kouwenberg and Lefebvre 2007

Examples

  1. Mi ta drechando un auto kual mi lo bende despues.
    Mi
    1sg
    ta
    tns
    drechá-ndo
    repair-ger
    un
    indf
    auto
    car
    kual
    which
    mi
    1sg
    lo
    mood
    bende
    sell
    despues.
    after
    I am repairing a car which I will sell afterwards.

    See Kouwenberg 2007: 318

  2. Hende grandinan di ántes tabata traha hopi kos di boka dushi ku a disparsé òf ta disparsiendo.
    Hende
    person
    grandi
    old
    nan
    pl
    di
    of
    ántes
    before
    tabata
    pst
    traha
    work
    hopi
    much
    kos
    thing
    di
    of
    boka
    mouth
    dushi
    sweet
    ku
    comp
    a
    pfv
    disparsé
    disappear
    òf
    or
    ta
    tns
    disparsé-ndo.
    disappear-ger
    The old people of earlier times used to prepare many sweets that have disappeared or that are disappearing.

    See nd: 9 July 2009, p.3

  3. E kos ta bayendo hopi leu.
    E
    def
    kos
    thing
    ta
    tns
    bai-ndo
    go-ger
    hopi
    very
    leu.
    far
    The problem is becoming insurmountable.

    See Kouwenberg 2007: 310