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object position if the applicative morpheme (“ver-“) is affixed to the verb. If, however,<br />

there is a resultative secondary predicate (“beter” in [93a]), the adjective that formed the<br />

resultative can move to the position of main verb in combination with the applicative<br />

morpheme to form a kind of causative construction (“verbeterde” in [93b]). This is<br />

clearly reminiscent of the bi 2.in.˙ul.le construction dealt with above (with [93a]<br />

corresponding in certain respects to the ßu ˙ul bi 2.in.du 11.ga construction). The<br />

interesting thing about Dutch, however, is that the “applicative” morpheme alternates<br />

with independent particles as in the following examples.<br />

(94) Dutch applicative in ver- and particle (Den Dikken 1995, 234)<br />

a. Jan verstuurde uitnodigingen voor het feest aan zijn vrienden.<br />

Jan VERsent invitations for the party to his friends<br />

b. Jan stuurde uitnodigingen voor het feest toe/op aan zijn vrienden.<br />

Jan sent invitations for the party out/up to his friends<br />

(95) Dutch applicative in ver- and particle + LOW APPLICATIVE (Den Dikken<br />

1995, 234)<br />

a. Jan verstuurde zijn vrienden uitnodigingen voor het feest.<br />

Jan VERsent his friends invitations for the party<br />

b. Jan stuurde zijn vrienden uitnodigingen voor het feest toe/op.<br />

Jan sent his friends invitations for the party out/up<br />

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