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Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking
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Same TAM marking in negated clauses
Example 29-97:
Hy kon nie aan die werk gewees het nie.
Hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
kon
could
nie
neg
aan
on
die
the
werk
work
ge-wees
ptcp
-be
het
pst
nie.
neg
He couldn't have been working.
Example 29-98:
Hy kon aan die werk gewees het.
Hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
kon
could
aan
on
die
def
.
art
werk
work
ge-wees
ptcp
-be
het.
have
He could have been working.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Language:
Afrikaans
Feature:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking
Source:
Own knowledge
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