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Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give'
Language:
Spanish
Feature:
Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give'
by
Martin Haspelmath
Value:
Indirect-object construction
Examples
Sentence igt-1040:
Veo el libro.
Veo
see.
1sg
el
the
libro.
book
I see the book.
Sentence igt-1041:
Le veo a Juan.
Le
3sg
.
obj
veo
see.
1sg
a
dat
Juan.
Juan
I see Juan.
Sentence igt-1042:
Le doy el libro a Juan.
Le
3sg
.
obj
doy
give .
1sg
el
the
libro
book
a
dat
Juan.
Juan
I give the book to Juan.
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