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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 67-139:
Sini ada satu lembu sama katak.
Sini
here
ada
be
satu
one
lembu
ox
sama
with
katak.
frog
Here, there were an ox and a frog.
Source:
Aye 2005
: 135
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
by
Khin Khin Aye
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Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Aye 2005
: 385
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