POU-beneficiary construction

Part of language Haitian Creole
Meaning of the construction Refers to a beneficiary
Meaning of the construction A beneficiary benefits from a theme

Construction elements

Examples

Example 1

Text Yo te fè mès pou nou.
hasGlosses 3SG ANT make/do mass pou 2PL
hasTranslation They made a mass in our name
comment Text 1, #27

Links

similar form and different function POU-purpose construction Haitian Creole

Research

Research Question POU in Haitian Creole
Findings POU provokes a NP to become a beneficiary

Metadata

Date Created 2024-11-28
Annotator Anne Sherley Legouté

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