Datapoint Afrikaans/Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’

Values

Indirect-object construction Frequency: 70.0%

Example 29-114:
Hy het die kos vir/aan die kind gegee.
Hy
3sg.m.nom
het
pst
die
def.art
kos
food
vir/aan
to
die
def.art
kind
child
ge-gee.
ptcp-given
He gave the food to the child.
Confidence:
Very certain

Double-object construction Frequency: 30.0%

Example 29-115:
Piet het (vir) die kind die kos gegee.
Piet
Pete
het
pst
(vir)
(for)
die
def.art
kind
child
die
def.art
kos
food
ge-gee.
ptcp-given
Pete gave the child the food.
Confidence:
Very certain