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Ability verb and epistemic possibility
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Ability verb cannot express epistemic possibility
Example 46-107:
Pwéde yo nadá.
Pwéde
can
yo
1sg
nadá.
swim
I can swim.
Example 46-108:
Pwéde ya tu salé ára.
Pwéde
can
ya
already
tu
you
salé
leave
ára.
now
You may leave now.
Example 46-109:
Ya-pagá
gaháq
'se.
Ya-pagá
prf
-pay
gaháq
maybe
'se.
that
They may have paid for it.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Zamboanga Chabacano
by
Patrick O. Steinkrüger
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Language:
Zamboanga Chabacano
Feature:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility
Source:
Own knowledge
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