Value An expletive subject is used

Language:
Mauritian Creole
Parameter:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions

Examples

  1. li paret ki nu 'n fer erer
    li
    3sg
    paret
    seem
    ki
    that
    nu
    1pl
    'n
    prf
    fer
    make
    erer
    mistake
    It seems that we've made a mistake.
  2. li paret ki fin ena en kudeta
    li
    3sg
    paret
    seem
    ki
    that
    fin
    compl
    ena
    have
    en
    indf
    kudeta
    coup.d'état
    It seems that there has been a coup d'état.

    See Kriegel 1996: 78