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‘Want’ complement subjects
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Example 66-65:
Faridana Arabi məblajarna kəmauan.
Farida-na
Farida-
dat
PRO
[
pro
Arabi
Arabic
mə-blajar-na
inf
-learn-
dat
]
kəmauan.
necessity
Farida wants to learn Arabic.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
Feature:
‘Want’ complement subjects
Source:
Own knowledge
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