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Infinitive or command form

de Oŝo-Jabe, 25 septembrie 2009

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darkweasel (Arată profil) 11 octombrie 2009, 11:59:30

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 (Arată profil) 12 octombrie 2009, 21:05:06

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

Iĉo (Arată profil) 13 octombrie 2009, 13:20:48

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 (Arată profil) 13 octombrie 2009, 13:29:51

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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