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|'Whilst they walked along the wall, the governor and senator conversed'}} | |'Whilst they walked along the wall, the governor and senator conversed'}} | ||
This overlaps with the | This overlaps with certain uses of the imperfective participle (see [[Aeranir#Uses of the participle|§ uses of the participle]]), e.g. ''murran travantur pērintur pāliō mater'' is synonymous with the above example. In contrast, the locative gerund is used to show actions beginning at the same time. This may be relayed with English 'when' or 'as.' | ||
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|'As I (began to) cut the firewood, I saw that my knife was broken'}} | |'As I (began to) cut the firewood, I saw that my knife was broken'}} | ||
This differs from the | This differs from usage of the perfective participle, which signals the main action starting at the end of the dependant one, i.e. ''pāsillan cīsus auhēva sartī tūī cōrēssī'' 'having cut the firewood I saw that my knife was broken.' | ||
In addition, the essive gerund may be used with the verb rēhan ('to do') in order to express an attempt, goal, or aim. In the perfective aspect, this is usually interpreted as a failed attempt. | In addition, the essive gerund may be used with the verb rēhan ('to do') in order to express an attempt, goal, or aim. In the perfective aspect, this is usually interpreted as a failed attempt. | ||