Gerunds
... o Gerunds are verbal nouns in Latin and English: Example: I exercise by running. (running is a noun or gerund Ch. 50 from the verb to run) Gerunds – Latin info In Latin, gerunds are o (1) neuter o (2) singular o (3) 2nd Declension [neuter] o Gerunds decline like any 2nd Decl. neuter noun, like bellu ...
... o Gerunds are verbal nouns in Latin and English: Example: I exercise by running. (running is a noun or gerund Ch. 50 from the verb to run) Gerunds – Latin info In Latin, gerunds are o (1) neuter o (2) singular o (3) 2nd Declension [neuter] o Gerunds decline like any 2nd Decl. neuter noun, like bellu ...
Chapter 40: Numerals
... “Three”! In Latin that’s tres, tria, the last of the low cardinals that decline. As a fully regular third-declension adjective, it’s i-stem of course. The base tri- is cognate with English “three,” cf. Latin “pater” vs. English “father.” Henceforth, from 4 to 1999, Latin numbers are indeclinable ad ...
... “Three”! In Latin that’s tres, tria, the last of the low cardinals that decline. As a fully regular third-declension adjective, it’s i-stem of course. The base tri- is cognate with English “three,” cf. Latin “pater” vs. English “father.” Henceforth, from 4 to 1999, Latin numbers are indeclinable ad ...
Inevitable reanalysis - Universität Konstanz
... by ab when used as a local (and temporal) preposition, alternating with the nominative, assigned from nowhere and justified only by its being the unmarked case. Specializing in numerical approximation means, first of all (and what else it means will be seen presently), that a form will have to be used ...
... by ab when used as a local (and temporal) preposition, alternating with the nominative, assigned from nowhere and justified only by its being the unmarked case. Specializing in numerical approximation means, first of all (and what else it means will be seen presently), that a form will have to be used ...
59.00Kb - G-global www.group
... plurality is indefinite for a single species - definitions formed on the basis of the opposition" [4.s.155].Consequently, in German and in English linguistics individueller Plural - Indvidual Plural and Einheitsplural -Identify Plural: die Apfel- an apple, die Schritte- the steps) and die Zahne - th ...
... plurality is indefinite for a single species - definitions formed on the basis of the opposition" [4.s.155].Consequently, in German and in English linguistics individueller Plural - Indvidual Plural and Einheitsplural -Identify Plural: die Apfel- an apple, die Schritte- the steps) and die Zahne - th ...
German - Rose Tree Media School District
... magazines and newspapers, Verbs that Utilize appropriate responses to oral and/or written requests, directions and other take dative case, Dative case of information personal pronouns, Dative case of Identify people and objects based on oral question word wer, Word order of and written descriptions ...
... magazines and newspapers, Verbs that Utilize appropriate responses to oral and/or written requests, directions and other take dative case, Dative case of information personal pronouns, Dative case of Identify people and objects based on oral question word wer, Word order of and written descriptions ...
Busey-ETD-1stdraft ( PDF ) - UFDC Image Array 2
... German word order is more flexible than English word order. Since every word has some sort of identifying marker that identifies its function in a given sentence, (the case endings reflect the gender, number, and whether the nouns are subjects or objects), most of the words can be rearranged accordi ...
... German word order is more flexible than English word order. Since every word has some sort of identifying marker that identifies its function in a given sentence, (the case endings reflect the gender, number, and whether the nouns are subjects or objects), most of the words can be rearranged accordi ...
Proto-Austronesian Genitive Determiners
... genitive NP with na, I proposed in Pawley and Reid (1979) that *na and *ni were respectively PAN common and personal genitive determiners. Further support for this position came from Formosan languages where Atayal and Paiwan, representing respectively the Northern and Southern subgroups, show na as ...
... genitive NP with na, I proposed in Pawley and Reid (1979) that *na and *ni were respectively PAN common and personal genitive determiners. Further support for this position came from Formosan languages where Atayal and Paiwan, representing respectively the Northern and Southern subgroups, show na as ...
Glossary of Greek Grammar Terms
... Circumlocution– An around about way of saying something; adding unnecessary words to express an idea. Clauses– The term “clause” can be used of any construction that contains a subject and predicate and that functions within a compound or complex Greek sentence. They can, therefore, take a number of ...
... Circumlocution– An around about way of saying something; adding unnecessary words to express an idea. Clauses– The term “clause” can be used of any construction that contains a subject and predicate and that functions within a compound or complex Greek sentence. They can, therefore, take a number of ...
The Prepositional Phrase
... cookbooks is part of the prepositional phrase of these cookbooks. Neither—whatever a neither is—is the subject for the verb contains. Neither is singular, so you need the singular form of the verb, contains. If you incorrectly identified cookbooks as the subject, you might write contain, the plural ...
... cookbooks is part of the prepositional phrase of these cookbooks. Neither—whatever a neither is—is the subject for the verb contains. Neither is singular, so you need the singular form of the verb, contains. If you incorrectly identified cookbooks as the subject, you might write contain, the plural ...
Prepositional Phrases
... Preposition definition: a word that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in the sentence. Prepositions are "little words" that occur in large structures called Prepositional Phrases. ...
... Preposition definition: a word that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in the sentence. Prepositions are "little words" that occur in large structures called Prepositional Phrases. ...
Aspects of the Translation of
... Many types of English subordinate clauses can be identified easily, their form and function being indicated by punctuation marks, complementizers, relative pronouns, etc. The structural transfer of these clauses into German does not pose any problems. These comprise all kinds of relative and complem ...
... Many types of English subordinate clauses can be identified easily, their form and function being indicated by punctuation marks, complementizers, relative pronouns, etc. The structural transfer of these clauses into German does not pose any problems. These comprise all kinds of relative and complem ...
Patterns of Dative-Nominative Alternations
... Jan got the book gestern through/by Peter sent ‘Jan got the book sent by Peter yesterday’ ...
... Jan got the book gestern through/by Peter sent ‘Jan got the book sent by Peter yesterday’ ...
USING TOPOLOGICAL INFORMATION FOR DETECTING
... German is a language with a relatively free word order. However, it does obey some ordering principles, as described in the topological field model for German (Drach 1963, Duden 1998). Making use of this model, we can describe the patterns in which subparts of idiomatic expression can appear, potent ...
... German is a language with a relatively free word order. However, it does obey some ordering principles, as described in the topological field model for German (Drach 1963, Duden 1998). Making use of this model, we can describe the patterns in which subparts of idiomatic expression can appear, potent ...
preposition
... – In the sentence Sue runs fast, fast describes how or the manner in which Sue runs. In the sentence Sue runs fast, very describes the adverb fast and gives information about how fast Sue runs. – Most adverbs end in –ly but NOT ALL adverbs end in –ly (ex. Ugly, supply etc.) ...
... – In the sentence Sue runs fast, fast describes how or the manner in which Sue runs. In the sentence Sue runs fast, very describes the adverb fast and gives information about how fast Sue runs. – Most adverbs end in –ly but NOT ALL adverbs end in –ly (ex. Ugly, supply etc.) ...
1 Chapter 17: Relative Pronouns and Clauses. Chapter 17 covers
... pronoun agrees with its antecedent in number and gender but not case; it derives its case from its use in its own clause. OK, kiddies! Vacation's over. Hope you enjoyed the rest that you had with Chapters 14-16. Welcome back to Pluto's happy home of grammar torture, aka “hell-o subordination”! This ...
... pronoun agrees with its antecedent in number and gender but not case; it derives its case from its use in its own clause. OK, kiddies! Vacation's over. Hope you enjoyed the rest that you had with Chapters 14-16. Welcome back to Pluto's happy home of grammar torture, aka “hell-o subordination”! This ...
what is a preposition
... Many words that are used as prepositions, can be used as adverbs. Some examples are up, down, around, in, and out. Prepositions, like adverbs tell where or when. This can be confusing, very confusing. See if this helps! The difference between a preposition and an adverb, is that an adverb describes ...
... Many words that are used as prepositions, can be used as adverbs. Some examples are up, down, around, in, and out. Prepositions, like adverbs tell where or when. This can be confusing, very confusing. See if this helps! The difference between a preposition and an adverb, is that an adverb describes ...
The Awful German Language by Mark Twain
... German idea. I say to myself, "Regen (rain) is masculine -- or maybe it is feminine -- or possibly neuter -- it is too much trouble to look now. Therefore, it is either der (the) Regen, or die (the) Regen, or das (the) Regen, according to which gender it may turn out to be when I look. In the intere ...
... German idea. I say to myself, "Regen (rain) is masculine -- or maybe it is feminine -- or possibly neuter -- it is too much trouble to look now. Therefore, it is either der (the) Regen, or die (the) Regen, or das (the) Regen, according to which gender it may turn out to be when I look. In the intere ...
Revised 2014 Greek Placement Exam Study Guide
... Use your knowledge of vocabulary, morphology and syntax to translate correctly NT Greek sentences, clauses, or phrases. Necessary skills for translation questions include: • Choosing the best translation for words as required by a particular context. For example: e;rcomai may mean “I come” or “I go” ...
... Use your knowledge of vocabulary, morphology and syntax to translate correctly NT Greek sentences, clauses, or phrases. Necessary skills for translation questions include: • Choosing the best translation for words as required by a particular context. For example: e;rcomai may mean “I come” or “I go” ...
colloquium - Johns Hopkins University
... What the alternation between nominative and genitive in such sentences depends on is an old and difficult problem. Almost all Western investigators believe that sentences like (1) and (2) always differ in scope of negation. Babby (1980) proposed that topic-focus structure determines scope of negatio ...
... What the alternation between nominative and genitive in such sentences depends on is an old and difficult problem. Almost all Western investigators believe that sentences like (1) and (2) always differ in scope of negation. Babby (1980) proposed that topic-focus structure determines scope of negatio ...
texas state german contest
... If you hear a sound as in the English word “boy,” that can be either “eu” or “äu” in German. If you hear a sound as in the English word “eye,” that is almost always “ei” in German, in very rare instances “ai”. It’s definitely never “ie,” although many people make that mistake. In German, “ie” ...
... If you hear a sound as in the English word “boy,” that can be either “eu” or “äu” in German. If you hear a sound as in the English word “eye,” that is almost always “ei” in German, in very rare instances “ai”. It’s definitely never “ie,” although many people make that mistake. In German, “ie” ...
Latin Grammar and Syntax
... The ablative is often used as the object of certain prepositions. Many of these prepositions have to do with motion away from or separation from something or location. It is important to always memorize which case follows a particular preposition. Examples: ...
... The ablative is often used as the object of certain prepositions. Many of these prepositions have to do with motion away from or separation from something or location. It is important to always memorize which case follows a particular preposition. Examples: ...
common declensions and cases
... of the verb. To show that a word is in the accusative case (functioning as a direct objective), modern English speakers put that word after the verb. For instance, The teacher (nominative) graded the tests (accusative/direct object). Word order thus becomes very important in analytic languages. It m ...
... of the verb. To show that a word is in the accusative case (functioning as a direct objective), modern English speakers put that word after the verb. For instance, The teacher (nominative) graded the tests (accusative/direct object). Word order thus becomes very important in analytic languages. It m ...
Cicero Commentary
... completed action. persuasum est: intransitive verbs that govern the dative are used impersonally in the passive voice, but retain the dative (AG §372). salvum: Caesar feared (with good reason) that if he were to give up his army and province, he would be prosecuted before he could begin his consulsh ...
... completed action. persuasum est: intransitive verbs that govern the dative are used impersonally in the passive voice, but retain the dative (AG §372). salvum: Caesar feared (with good reason) that if he were to give up his army and province, he would be prosecuted before he could begin his consulsh ...
Slověne. Vol. 1. No. 1. Review of GRAMMATICALIZATION IN
... the author discusses gender classification, which is a result of a certain categorization within the lexical system formed by the whole set of Polish nouns. According to this categorization, each noun has a selective grammatical gender that is ascribed to a particular semantic and morphological group ...
... the author discusses gender classification, which is a result of a certain categorization within the lexical system formed by the whole set of Polish nouns. According to this categorization, each noun has a selective grammatical gender that is ascribed to a particular semantic and morphological group ...
Prepositions - Western University
... Prepositions define relationships between nouns and locate words, actions or ideas in a particular time or place. Knowing which prepositions to use in different circumstances can be difficult because the English language does not always follow a logical set of rules when applying “at” or “in” to a g ...
... Prepositions define relationships between nouns and locate words, actions or ideas in a particular time or place. Knowing which prepositions to use in different circumstances can be difficult because the English language does not always follow a logical set of rules when applying “at” or “in” to a g ...