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Value Progressive and future
Language:
Haitian Creole
Parameter:
Uses of the progressive marker
References
Fattier 1998
: 865
Examples
M ap manje.
M
1sg
ap
inacc
manje.
eat
I am eating.
French:
Je suis en train de manger.
See
DeGraff 2007
: 104
Entèl t ap vin; se paske i malad i pa vini.
Entèl
so.and.so
t
ant
ap
inacc
vin;
come
se
SE
paske
because
i
3sg
malad
sick
i
3sg
pa
neg
vini.
come
He/She would be welcome; it is because he/she is sick that he/she hasn't come.
French:
Il/Elle serait (bien) venu(e); c'est parce qu'il/elle est malade qu'il/elle n'est pas venu(e).
See
Fattier 1998
: 865
L ap malad.
L
3sg
ap
inacc
malad.
sick
He/She will be sick. OR: He/she is getting sick (inchoative).
French:
Il/Elle va être malade. OR: Il/Elle commence à être malade.
See
DeGraff 2007
: 105
M ap vin wè ou demen.
M
1sg
ap
inacc
vin
come
wè
see
ou
2sg
demen.
tomorrow
I'll visit you tomorrow.
French:
Je vais venir te voir demain.
See
Valdman et al. (eds.) 2007
: 43
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