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Value Special motion-from adposition
Language:
Papiamentu
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Examples
E akusado, siendo sintá den outo, a ranka tas for di un turista ku tabata riba skuter
E
def
akusado,
accused
siendo
being
sintá
seated
den
in
outo,
car
a
pfv
ranka
pull
tas
bag
for
from
di
of
un
indf
turista
tourist
ku
comp
tabata
pst
riba
on
skuter
moped
The accused, while seated inside a car, had pulled a bag from a tourist on a moped.
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