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Predicative adjectives
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Example 49-232:
Elifèt malad.
Elifèt
Elifèt
malad.
sick
Elifèt is sick.
French:
Elifèt est malade.
Source:
DeGraff 2007
: 104
Example 49-233:
Tout je l wouj paske li an kolè.
Tout
every
je
eye
l
3sg
.
poss
wouj
red
paske
because
li
3sg
an
in
kolè.
anger
Her/His eyes are bloodshot because she/he is furious.
French:
Ses yeux sont rouges parce qu'elle/il est en colère.
Source:
Valdman et al. (eds.) 2007
: 766
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Language:
Haitian Creole
Feature:
Predicative adjectives
Source:
DeGraff 2007
: 104
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