Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions
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The possessor of the first infinitive represents the verb's subject. It is used in reason clauses, time clauses, indirect speech (as the first infinitive copula ''váls'' + participle) whose truth is believed strongly by the speaker, and more rarely purpose clauses. | The possessor of the first infinitive represents the verb's subject. It is used in reason clauses, time clauses, indirect speech (as the first infinitive copula ''váls'' + participle) whose truth is believed strongly by the speaker, and more rarely purpose clauses. | ||
The possessor of the second infinitive represents the verb's object. It is used as a complement to certain verbs and in any other situation calling for a verb with no independent subject or TAM, and is used adverbially with prepositions. | The possessor of the second infinitive represents the verb's object. It is used as a complement to certain verbs and in any other situation calling for a verb with no independent subject or TAM, and is used adverbially with prepositions. The ''infinitive absolute'' construction formed with the second infinitive (not to be confused with the infinitive absolute form in Biblical Hebrew) indicates a manner of action or simultaneous action. | ||
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