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Complements of 'think' and 'want'
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Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
Example 19-192:
À bìn chɛk
se
ren gò fɔl.
À
1sg
.
sbj
bìn
pst
chɛk
think
se
quot
ren
rain
gò
pot
fɔl.
rain.
I thought it might rain.
Source:
Yakpo 2009
: 437
Example 19-193:
À want
mek
yù du mi sɔ̀n febɔ.
À
1sg
.
sbj
want
want
mek
sbjv
yù
2sg
du
do
mi
1sg
.
emph
sɔ̀n
some
febɔ.
favour
I want you to do me a favour.
Source:
Yakpo 2009
: 577
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Pichi
by
Kofi Yakpo
cite
Language:
Pichi
Feature:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Source:
Yakpo 2009
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