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