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Infinitive or command form

ya Oŝo-Jabe, 25 Septemba 2009

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darkweasel (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 11 Oktoba 2009 11:59:30 asubuhi

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 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 12 Oktoba 2009 9:05:06 alasiri

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

Iĉo (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 13 Oktoba 2009 1:20:48 alasiri

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 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 13 Oktoba 2009 1:29:51 alasiri

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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