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===Infinitive absolute===
===Infinitive 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. It is more common than in [[Skellan]].
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]].


===Circumstantial verbs===
===Circumstantial verbs===
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