Value Strong suppletion according to tense only

Language:
Reunion Creole
Parameter:
Suppletion according to tense and aspect

Examples

  1. Mwen lé byen kontan. — Mwen lété byen kontan. — Mi sra byen kontan.
    Mwen
    1sg
    le
    cop.prs
    byen
    well
    kontan.
    pleased
    —
    —
    Mwen
    1sg
    lete
    cop.pst
    byen
    well
    kontan.
    pleased
    —
    —
    Mi
    1sg
    sra
    cop.fut
    byen
    well
    kontan.
    pleased
    I am very pleased. — I was very pleased. — I'll be very pleased.
    French: Je suis bien content. — J'étais bien content. — Je serai bien content.

    See Chaudenson 1974: 343

  2. éna/nana — navé/lavé
    ena/nana
    there.is
    —
    —
    nave/lave
    there.was
    there is — there was
    French: il y a — il y avait

    See Chaudenson 1974: 343

  3. Sa k i vé alé la kantin i sava.
    Sa
    dem
    k
    rel
    i
    fin
    ve
    want
    ale
    go
    la
    def
    kantin
    pub
    i
    fin
    sava.
    go
    Whoever wants to go to the pub [can] go.
    French: Celui qui veut aller au débit de boisson y va.

    See Chaudenson 1974: 979