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Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Pa is synonymous with the subordinator heading purposive clauses.
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Different complementizer
Example 37-120:
M mêsê pa txi sa dôtô.
M
1sg
mêsê
want
pa
comp
txi
2sg
sa
cop
dôtô.
doctor
I want you to be a doctor.
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 98
Example 37-171:
kuda
ya
kuda
think
ya
comp
think that
Example 37-172:
mêsê
pa
mêsê
want
pa
comp
want that
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Principense
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Language:
Principense
Feature:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 160ff.
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