Continous

Een hoekje voor absolute beginners. Hier schrijf je alleen eenvoudige zinnen en over eenvoudige onderwerpen / A corner for absolute beginners. Here, you only write simple phrases and about simple topics.
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I read that the construction like
Ik zit te werken
is always used with the following verbs
hangen, liggen, lopen, staan, zitten

Can other verbs be used in this construction
Something like
Ik val te zingen
Ik zwem te huilen
etc

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Post by ngonyama »

Only, if you want people to laugh. It is very comical.
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I gotcha

thanx
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