4.7.5. Verb(-like element) Possessor Possessee order
This word order is possible, if there is verum-focus involved. This means that the whole statement is contrasted with some previous expectation. (Note that the two noun phrases do not form one constituent.)
Van | Mari-nak | kutyá-ja. |
be.3SG | Mary-DAT | dog-POSS |
’Mary does have a dog.’
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