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Re: "There can be"

From:René Uittenbogaard <ruittenb@...>
Date:Friday, April 11, 2008, 12:23
I'd like to take a guess at the Swahili construction.

the verb is:

kuwa na
INF-be with
"to have"

I'll use "SCD17" for the subject concord for class 17
(locative class), although I don't know if this is a standard
interlinear abbreviation for Swahili.

Kuna mmoja tu.
SCD17-be.with one only.
"The place has only one."
"There is only one."

Kunaweza kuwa na mmoja tu.
SCD17-PRES-can INF.be with one only.
"The place can have only one."
"There can be only one."


Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

René