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==Verb phrase== | ==Verb phrase== | ||
===Negation and other preverbs=== | ===Negation and other preverbs=== | ||
*interrogative: | *interrogative: ''is-L'' | ||
*negative: | *negative: ''tir-L'' | ||
===Infinitive absolute=== | ===Infinitive absolute=== | ||
As in [[w:Biblical Hebrew|Biblocal Hebrew]], VERB.VN + VERB + SUBJECT is an emphatic construction meaning 'SUBJECT [surely, definitely] VERBs'. It has a distinct literary flavor, much like saying "return he will" in English. A clause in this form can also have a concessive force. | As in [[w:Biblical Hebrew|Biblocal Hebrew]], VERB.VN + VERB + SUBJECT is an emphatic construction meaning 'SUBJECT [surely, definitely] VERBs'. It has a distinct literary flavor, much like saying "return he will" in English. A clause in this form can also have a concessive force. | ||