10-07-2008, 09:46 PM
Shlama Akhay,
First a brief background on the terms I'm going to use in this example for those who may be unfamiliar with them.
An Infinitive verb is a state where the verb is incomplete or yet to occur.
Examples of usage in English:
Verbal Stem -> Infinitive
Write -> To Write
Leave -> To Leave
Learn -> To Learn
Fish-> To Fish
In English, the Infinitive is usually formed by adding "To" in front of the normal state of the verb.
Examples in English:
He wants to write a book.
He ordered his troops to quickly leave the area.
I like to, on a sunny day, fish at my local river.
To publish a book you must first pay a printer.
Notice that in the above examples, English displays a remarkable tolerance for the ordering of the Primary verbs and their subordinate Infinitives. Specifically, the Infinitive may immediately follow the Primary verb upon which it depends, or there may be word(s) or a phrase that separates them, or the Primary verb may even follow the Infinitive (as in the last example.)
A characteristic feature of Aramaic grammar is that an Infinitive verb stands immediately after the Primary verb upon which it depends. Unlike English grammar, in Aramaic grammar this is a very rigid rule.
Before I proceed with examples and why this relates to Aramaic primacy, I want to know if anyone has any questions?
+Shamasha
First a brief background on the terms I'm going to use in this example for those who may be unfamiliar with them.
An Infinitive verb is a state where the verb is incomplete or yet to occur.
Examples of usage in English:
Verbal Stem -> Infinitive
Write -> To Write
Leave -> To Leave
Learn -> To Learn
Fish-> To Fish
In English, the Infinitive is usually formed by adding "To" in front of the normal state of the verb.
Examples in English:
He wants to write a book.
He ordered his troops to quickly leave the area.
I like to, on a sunny day, fish at my local river.
To publish a book you must first pay a printer.
Notice that in the above examples, English displays a remarkable tolerance for the ordering of the Primary verbs and their subordinate Infinitives. Specifically, the Infinitive may immediately follow the Primary verb upon which it depends, or there may be word(s) or a phrase that separates them, or the Primary verb may even follow the Infinitive (as in the last example.)
A characteristic feature of Aramaic grammar is that an Infinitive verb stands immediately after the Primary verb upon which it depends. Unlike English grammar, in Aramaic grammar this is a very rigid rule.
Before I proceed with examples and why this relates to Aramaic primacy, I want to know if anyone has any questions?
+Shamasha