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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 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', ...). | |||
*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: | ||