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*Jussive: ''jế'' 'let it be' + imperfect | *Jussive: ''jế'' 'let it be' + imperfect | ||
===Waw-preterite vs. perfect=== | ===Waw-preterite vs. perfect=== | ||
The Biblical Hebrew distinction between waw-preterite and perfect became a purely syntactic one: The waw-preterite is used as the default past tense form, and the perfect is used when pre-verbal particle is attached (such as ''lō'' 'not', ''him'' 'if', ''ha-'' 'question particle', ''hinni'' 'but'). This is similar to Old Irish verbal allomorphy between independent and dependent forms. | |||
*''wajjṓγal'' = he ate | |||
*''lō haγal'' = he did not eat | |||
===Uses of the infinitive construct=== | ===Uses of the infinitive construct=== | ||
Many of the Biblical or quasi-Biblical uses of the infinitive construct were retained: | Many of the Biblical or quasi-Biblical uses of the infinitive construct were retained: | ||