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==Verb phrase== | ==Verb phrase== | ||
===Negation=== | ===Negation and other preverbs=== | ||
*interrogative: {{abbtip|[ɪs]|''is-L''}} | *interrogative: {{abbtip|[ɪs]|''is-L''}} | ||
*negative: {{abbtip|[niː]|''ní-L''}} | *negative: {{abbtip|[niː]|''ní-L''}} | ||
===Infinitive absolute=== | |||
As in [[w:Biblical Hebrew|Biblocal 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. | |||
==Sentence phrase== | ==Sentence phrase== | ||