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===Infinitive absolute=== | ===Infinitive absolute=== | ||
As in [[w:Biblical Hebrew| | As in [[w:Biblical Hebrew|Biblical Hebrew]], VERB.VN + VERB + SUBJECT is an emphatic construction meaning 'SUBJECT [surely, definitely] VERBs'. It has a distinct literary flavor, much like saying "return he will" in English. A clause in this form can also have a concessive force. | ||
===Circumstantial verbs=== | ===Circumstantial verbs=== | ||
go + VN: ''Ceirrín hú go sngímech ag moile'' = 'He entered praising and thanking' | go + VN: ''Ceirrín hú go sngímech ag moile'' = 'He entered praising and thanking' | ||