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Predicative adjectives
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Example 67-158:
Dia banyak malas.
Dia
3sg
banyak
much
malas.
lazy
She is very lazy.
Example 67-159:
Dia tak gemuk.
Dia
3sg
tak
neg
gemuk.
fat
She is not fat.
Example 67-160:
Kita datang ah keluar bukan susah ah.
Kita
1pl
datang
come
ah
pcl
keluar
go.out
bukan
neg
susah
difficult
ah.
pcl
It was not difficult for us to come out. (Lit. For us to come out was not difficult.)
Source:
Aye 2005
: 131
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
by
Khin Khin Aye
cite
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
Feature:
Predicative adjectives
Source:
Own knowledge
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