Judeo-Spanish/Ladino (Bitola). Subordination: finite/non finite verb forms: Finite, 4
| Keris ki mi seyes haver? | ||||
Keris want.PRS.2SG | ki MOD.COMP | mi PRO.PS.DAT.1SG | seyes be.PRS.SBJV.2SG | haver partner.BORR |
| Do you want to be my [business] partner? [This is a an exceptional example of the use of the verb 'to want' with modal complemetizer 'ke/ki' when the subject in the main and subordinate phrase is the same. It should have been 'Keris ser mi haver?', verb 'to want' + infinitive. This is a clear influence of the Balkan Slavic languages: Bulgarian and Serbian, most probably] | ||||
Type: Published source
Source: Kolonomos 1978: 151