Value Immediately preceding the verb

Language:
Louisiana Creole
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Neumann 1985: 199sq

Examples

  1. Nave en nom ki te reste la Grand Point.
    Nave
    there.was
    en
    art.indf
    nom
    man
    ki
    rel
    te
    pst
    reste
    live
    la
    art.def.sg
    Grand
    Grand
    Point.
    Point
    There was a man who lived at Grand Point.

    See Neumann 1985: 201

  2. To konpran bjen sa m ape di twa?
    To
    2sg
    konpran
    understand
    bjen
    well
    sa
    rel
    m
    1sg
    ape
    prog
    di
    tell
    twa?
    2sg
    Do you understand what I'm telling you?

    See Neumann 1985: 210

  3. Nou va fe la rekol, mwen e twa.
    Nou
    1pl
    va
    fut
    fe
    make
    la
    art.def.sg
    rekol,
    harvest
    mwen
    1sg
    e
    and
    twa.
    2sg
    We will bring in the harvest, me and you.

    See Neumann 1985: 215