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===Waw-preterite vs. perfect===

===Uses of the infinitive construct===

Many of the Biblical uses of the infinitive construct were retained:

Many of the Biblical or quasi-Biblical uses of the infinitive construct were retained:

#la + IC may be used to indicate purpose

#there were many verbs after which either la + IC or bare IC were commonly used

#ba- or χa- + IC + NOUN = "when possessor VERBs/VERBed..."

#*more generally IC + NOUN serves to point to an action in a tenseless way, like "for NOUN to VERB" or subordinate clauses where English would use a tensed verb form.

#IC was often used to give further descriptions of what someone did, could often be translated as "X-ing" in sentences

===Narratives===

The verb tense most commonly used in narrative prose is the narrative past. A narrative is commonly introduced by ''wayyê'' 'it was' (often to give background info).

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 ===Waw-preterite vs. perfect===
 ===Uses of the infinitive construct===
-Many of the Biblical uses of the infinitive construct were retained:
+Many of the Biblical or quasi-Biblical uses of the infinitive construct were retained:
 #la + IC may be used to indicate purpose
 #there were many verbs after which either la + IC or bare IC were commonly used
 #ba- or χa- + IC + NOUN = "when possessor VERBs/VERBed..."
 #*more generally IC + NOUN serves to point to an action in a tenseless way, like "for NOUN to VERB" or subordinate clauses where English would use a tensed verb form.
+#IC was often used to give further descriptions of what someone did, could often be translated as "X-ing" in sentences
 ===Narratives===
 The verb tense most commonly used in narrative prose is the narrative past. A narrative is commonly introduced by ''wayyê'' 'it was' (often to give background info).