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5.2 NP Complements
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Clauses can be embedded in object NP's, subject NP's,
and NP's within PP's, as shown in the following three
sentences. In (50)and (51), the clauses vum pade ka ji-ek
'the price of rise has gone up' and ka neu-teuoue 'you
already knew' are embedded in an object NP. ta-ceumanokoi
lam musem ujeuen 'we till (to till) in rainy season' in (52)
and (geu-)peugah haba '(he) talk' in (53) are embedded in a
subject NP and an NP within a PP with preposition bak 'at,
in' respectively.
50. Lon-deungb yum pade ka ji-ek.
1-hear price rice PERF 3-go-up
T heard that the price or rice had gone up.'
51. 0, di long long-pike ka neu-teupue.
Oh SFC I
1-think PERF 2r-know
'I thought you already knew it.'
52. Ta-ceumangkoi lam musem ujeuen payah.
l_nc-till in season rain difficult
'Tilling during the rainy season is difficult.'
53. Gopnyan carong bak (geu-)peugah-haba.
He/sher clever at 3r-talk
'He/she is good at talking.'