Non-finite clause
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A non-finite clause is a dependent or embedded clause whose verbal chain is non-finite, the to-infinitive clause in English is an example of non-finite clause.
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Kavrinian, non-finite clauses are led by a verb in the infinitive form, the subject of the non-finite clause is in the dative case. As in English, non-finite clauses often act as nominal phrases, and they can be the subject, object, predicate and complements of a sentence. For example:- nota nhaa erëk cöryooy - book.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient-DEFDefinite
"the" NEGNegative (polarity)
not read-INFInfinitive (TAM)
non-tensed verb decide-PSTPast (tense)
action occurred before moment of speech.PFVPerfective (aspect)
completed action-3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addressee.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving - he decided to not read the book.
- iv zök rööczër tuyr hati - 2Second person (person)
addressee (you).SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.DATDative (case)
indirect object; recipient, beneficiary, location know-INFInfinitive (TAM)
non-tensed verb several-PLPlural (number)
more than one/few thing-PLPlural (number)
more than one/few be.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addressee.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.INANInanimate (gender/class)
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