Ch. 21: Syntax

Question 1

Does the Infinitive Absolute appear with prepositions and suffixes?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

What are the four most common uses for the Infinitive Absolute?

Answer 2

1. Emphatic
2. Imperatival
3. Simultaneous
4. Complementary

Question 3

How is the Emphatic use of the Infinitive used? What is the syntactical clues? How should it be translated?

Answer 3

1. Infinitive Absolute of the same root will immediately precede (almost always) a perfect/imperfect
2. Highlights the certainty of the action
3. indeed, surely, certainly (or something to that effect)

Question 4

How is the Imperatival use of the Infinitive used? What is the syntactical clues? How should it be translated?

Answer 4

1. Stands by itself

2. Functions as an imperative

Question 5

How is the simultaneous use of the Infinitive used? What is the syntactical clues? How should it be translated?

Answer 5

1. two infinitive absolutes used with a perfect/imperfect
2. expresses two simultaneous verbal actions
3. -ing

Question 6

How is the Complementary use of the Infinitive used? What is the syntactical clues? How should it be translated?

Answer 6

1. carries the temporal value of a main verb

2. translate like a perfect or imperfect

Question 7

Note: Alternatively the particles (יֵשׁ) (אַ֫יִן) may expresses what?

Answer 7

1 possession or lack thereof

2. existence of something or someone or lack thereof