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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
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Serial verb construction plus preposition
Example 2-212:
Di a bromfiets lon drei, mi ben abi fu pusu en go na oso.
Di
when
a
the.
sg
bromfiets
motorbike
lon
run
drei,
dry
mi
1sg
ben
pst
abi
have
fu
to
pusu
push
en
3sg
go
go
na
loc
oso.
house
When the motorbike ran out of gas, I had to push it home.
Source:
Anonymous 1998-1999
Example 2-213:
Skoifi a kasi go ini a uku.
Skoifi
push
a
the.
sg
kasi
cabinet
go
go
ini
in
a
the.
sg
uku.
corner
Push the cabinet into the corner.
Source:
Anonymous 1998-1999
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Language:
Sranan
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
Own knowledge
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