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12 55 Years of Arab Studies in Romania - Secţia de Arabă

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A large number <strong>of</strong> examples illustrate the use <strong>of</strong> fi <strong>in</strong> predicative<br />

possessive constructions. These <strong>in</strong>clu<strong>de</strong> the follow<strong>in</strong>g:<br />

(27) a. Tagalog<br />

elyom mafi wajid pulos (2006b)<br />

today NEG-FI much money<br />

„I don‟t have much money today.‟<br />

b. Tagalog<br />

mapi m<strong>in</strong>a-m<strong>in</strong>a (2006d)<br />

NEG FI scholarship<br />

„I don‟t have a scholarship‟<br />

c. English<br />

ba<strong>de</strong>n mafi fulus (2008a)<br />

then NEG-FI money<br />

„and I won‟t have money.‟<br />

d. Tagalog<br />

ana mafi […] kafil (2009d)<br />

1SG NEG-FI sponsor<br />

„I don‟t have a sponsor‟<br />

e. Tagalog<br />

Ana fi sadiki shogul Bahra<strong>in</strong> (2011b)<br />

1SG FI friend work Bahra<strong>in</strong><br />

„I have a friend who works <strong>in</strong> Bahra<strong>in</strong>.‟<br />

Also attested is the use <strong>of</strong> fi as a verbal predicate marker:<br />

(28) a. English<br />

kalam ams masbut le mafi ro? (2008a)<br />

speak yesterday good why NEG-FI go<br />

„Yesterday [you] said it was alright, [so] why didn‟t you come?‟<br />

b. Tagalog<br />

ana ma fi malum <strong>Arab</strong>ic (2008b)<br />

1SG NEG FI know <strong>Arab</strong>ic<br />

„I don‟t know <strong>Arab</strong>ic.‟<br />

c. Urdu<br />

kolo nafrat nom, enta ma fe nom? (2009a)<br />

all person sleep 1SG NEG FI sleep<br />

„All people are sleep<strong>in</strong>g, aren‟t you sleep<strong>in</strong>g?‟<br />

d. Tagalog<br />

ba<strong>de</strong>n ana fi dugdug (2009c)<br />

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