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====== Infinitive ====== | ====== Infinitive ====== | ||
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For many years in various [[black_speech_dialects|Neo Black Speech dialects]] suffix //-at// was used for infinitives, | For many years in various [[black_speech_dialects|Neo Black Speech dialects]] suffix //-at// was used for infinitives, | ||
- | In [[Nûrlâm]] there is only one form of infinitive, which is formed by adding suffix //-ut// to the verb's stem. Some [[modal verbs]], such as " | + | In [[Nûrlâm]] there is only one form of infinitive, which is formed by adding suffix //-ut// to the verb's stem. Some [[modal verbs]], such as " |
+ | * "He seems to have done his job" = "It seems, he have done his job" => " | ||
+ | * "He appears to have reported already" | ||
+ | * "Orc was glad to have killed elves before" | ||
+ | * "I expect this job to be done tomorrow" | ||
- | Infinitive may take almost any role in the sentence: | + | The role of infinitives |
- | * Part of complex [[syntax_predicate|predicate]] (predicative): | + | * Part of complex [[syntax_predicate|predicate]] (predicative): |
- | * [[syntax_subject|Subject]]: <wrap hi>**(< | + | * [[syntax_subject|Subject]] (counted as 3rd person singular): "__To live__ is to die" = " |
- | * [[syntax_object|Object]]: | + | * [[syntax_object|Object]]: |
- | * [[syntax_determiner|Modifier]]: | + | |
- | * [[syntax_adverbials|Adverbial]] (in order to): <wrap hi> | + | |
- | * in questions after "Why": <wrap hi> | + | |
- | Infinitive is rarely used in Nûrlâm as modifier | + | Infinitive is rarely used in Nûrlâm as modifier, adverbial |
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- | Additional forms of English Infinitive (passive, perfect, progressive) are technically a clauses with auxiliary verbs and infinitives, | + | |
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===== Infinitive in Colloquial Speech ===== | ===== Infinitive in Colloquial Speech ===== | ||
Nûrlâm' | Nûrlâm' | ||
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+ | ===== Infinitive vs. Gerundive summary table ===== | ||
+ | Here is comparison chart summarizing distinctions between Infinitive and Gerundive: | ||
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==== See also ==== | ==== See also ==== | ||
- Black Speech at [[https:// | - Black Speech at [[https:// |