"ta" meaning in Papiamentu

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        "2": "es",
        "3": "estar"
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      "expansion": "Spanish estar",
      "name": "der"
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      "expansion": "Portuguese estar",
      "name": "der"
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        "2": "kea",
        "3": "sta"
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          "english": "Papiamentu is a creole language.",
          "text": "Papiamentu ta un idioma krioyo",
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        },
        {
          "english": "I like this house, but it's too expensive.",
          "text": "Mi gusta e kas aki, pero e ta muchu karu.",
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        "to be"
      ],
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          "be"
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        {
          "english": "I'm reading a book.",
          "text": "Mi ta lesando un buki.",
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        }
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        "to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)"
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          "progressive",
          "progressive#English"
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          "continuous",
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          "aspect",
          "aspect#English"
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          "gerund",
          "gerund#English"
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  "word": "ta"
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        {
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          "text": "Papiamentu ta un idioma krioyo",
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        {
          "english": "I like this house, but it's too expensive.",
          "text": "Mi gusta e kas aki, pero e ta muchu karu.",
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      ],
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        "to be"
      ],
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    {
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'm reading a book.",
          "text": "Mi ta lesando un buki.",
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        "to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)"
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          "be",
          "be"
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          "progressive",
          "progressive#English"
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          "continuous",
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          "aspect",
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          "gerund",
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