Value ‘Give’ in second position, recipient only

Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
Parameter:
'Give' serial verb constructions
References
Aye 2005: 136, 162, 163

Examples

  1. Ada pergi tengok orang tua la masak kasi olang tua makan.
    Ada
    have
    pergi
    go
    tengok
    look.at
    orang
    person
    tua
    old
    la
    pcl
    masak
    cook
    kasi
    give
    olang
    person
    tua
    old
    makan.
    eat
    I go to old people and cook for them to eat.

    See Aye 2005: 380

  2. Jangan kasi wang sama ini macam punya orang.
    Jangan
    don’t
    kasi
    give
    wang
    money
    sama
    with
    ini
    dem
    macam
    like
    punya
    attr
    orang.
    person
    Don’t give money to people like this.

    See Aye 2005: 137

  3. Mak beli barang-barang kasi dia anak.
    Mak
    mother
    beli
    buy
    barang~barang
    thing~thing
    kasi
    give
    dia
    3sg
    anak.
    child
    The mother bought things for her child.

    See Aye 2005: 136

  4. Dia beli itu buku kasi dia punya anak ah.
    Dia
    3sg
    beli
    buy
    itu
    dem
    buku
    book
    kasi
    give
    dia
    3sg
    punya
    poss
    anak
    child
    ah.
    pcl
    She bought the book for her child.
  5. Datuk cakap ah story kasi budak-budak dengar.
    Datuk
    grandfather
    cakap
    speak
    ah
    pcl
    story
    story
    kasi
    give
    budak-budak
    child-child
    dengar.
    hear
    The grandfather told a story to the children to hear.