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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 49-187:
Te gen anpil moun nan kay la.
Te
ant
gen
there.are
anpil
many
moun
people
nan
in
kay
house
la.
def
There were many people in the house.
French:
Il y avait beaucoup de monde dans la maison.
Example 49-188:
Gen twa chanm nan kay la.
Gen
there.are
twa
three
chanm
room
nan
in
kay
house
la.
def
There are three rooms in the house.
French:
Il y a trois chambres dans la maison.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
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Language:
Haitian Creole
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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