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====== Infinitive ====== | ====== Infinitive ====== | ||
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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 seems to have done his job" = "It seems, he have done his job" => " |
- | * "He appears to have reported already" | + | * "He appears to have reported already" |
- | * <wrap hi><todo !!>(examples needed)</ | + | * "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]] (counted as 3rd person singular): "__To live__ is to die" = " | * [[syntax_subject|Subject]] (counted as 3rd person singular): "__To live__ is to die" = " | ||
* [[syntax_object|Object]]: | * [[syntax_object|Object]]: | ||
- | Infinitive is rarely used in Nûrlâm as modifier, adverbial and after verb "to be", as the [[grammar_gerundive|Gerundive]] | + | Infinitive is rarely used in Nûrlâm as modifier, adverbial and after verb "to be", as the [[grammar_gerundive|Gerundive]] |
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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:// |