5.6.4. Possessor Possessee Cop
With this word order the possessor (John) is contrastively topicalized and the possessee (this bone) is focused.
Iván-é | ez | a | könyv | volt. |
Ivan-é | this | the | book | be.PST.3SG |
’As for Ivan, THIS book was Ivan's.’
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