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Similar to the infinitive absolute in [[w:Biblical Hebrew|Biblical Hebrew]], VERB.VN + ''a'' + VERB + SUBJECT [lit. it is a VERBing that SUBJECT VERBs] is an emphatic construction meaning 'SUBJECT [surely, definitely] VERBs'. The conjunct/imperative form is used for the finite verb instead of the absolute. | Similar to the infinitive absolute in [[w:Biblical Hebrew|Biblical Hebrew]], VERB.VN + ''a'' + VERB + SUBJECT [lit. it is a VERBing that SUBJECT VERBs] is an emphatic construction meaning 'SUBJECT [surely, definitely] VERBs'. The conjunct/imperative form is used for the finite verb instead of the absolute. | ||
The infinitive absolute is more common in Anbirese than in [[Skellan]]. | The infinitive absolute is more common and less literary in Anbirese than in [[Skellan]]. | ||
===Circumstantial verbs=== | ===Circumstantial verbs=== |
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