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Infinitive or command form

by Oŝo-Jabe, September 25, 2009

Messages: 44

Language: English

darkweasel (User's profile) October 11, 2009, 11:59:30 AM

mnlg:

As for "can" (and "must"), I was taught that form to be irregular, just like those verbs are (there is no "to can", right? and what is its future tense? okulumo.gif.
"will be able to", as I was taught. lango.gif

mnlg (User's profile) October 12, 2009, 9:05:06 PM

I know. My whole point was that the verb is irregular. (Elsewhere on the internets, someone would have just said whoosh okulumo.gif

Iĉo (User's profile) October 13, 2009, 1:20:48 PM

mnlg:I know. My whole point was that the verb is irregular.
Not just irregular - it's missing parts - it's defective.

mnlg:(Elsewhere on the internets, someone would have just said whoosh okulumo.gif
*Vuŝ* lango.gif

mnlg (User's profile) October 13, 2009, 1:29:51 PM

Yes, Italian has defective verbs as well, and I am familiar with the grammar. However, as you rightly say, irregularity is a superset of defectiveness.

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