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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 46-121:
Tyéne hénte ta-komé múcho.
Tyéne
there.is
hénte
person
ta-komé
ipfv
-eat
múcho.
a.lot
There are people who eat a lot.
Example 46-122:
Múcho hénte na pyésta.
Múcho
there.is.a_lot
hénte
person
na
loc
pyésta.
party
There are many people at the party.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Zamboanga Chabacano
by
Patrick O. Steinkrüger
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Language:
Zamboanga Chabacano
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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