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Experiencer constructions with ‘like’
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Example 2-160:
So ma dan mi bigin lobi a sani kba.
So
so
ma
but
dan
then
mi
1sg
bigin
begin
lobi
like
a
the
sani
thing
kba.
already
So, but then I began to like the thing.
Example 2-161:
Mi lobi pley bal.
Mi
1sg
lobi
like
pley
play
bal.
ball
I like to play football (soccer).
Source:
Winford 2002
: 395
Example 2-162:
A frow lobi go a Holland.
A
3sg
frow
wife
lobi
like
go
go
a
to
Holland.
Holland
His wife likes to go to the Netherlands.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Language:
Sranan
Feature:
Experiencer constructions with ‘like’
Source:
Winford 2002
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