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  • From: decaen AT chass.utoronto.ca (Vincent DeCaen)
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu
  • Subject: hebrew tense/aspect?
  • Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 09:45:39 -0400 (EDT)


dear experts on hebrew tense and aspect,

can you tell me what tense (past, present, future) and/or aspect
((im)perfect(ive)) the following is, for the verb "believe"...

"they appear not to have been able to believe"

i assume this is 3pl, and a negative. maybe appearative mood ...?
V
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Dr Vincent DeCaen
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Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
University of Toronto

Hebrew Syntax Encoding Initiative (HSEI)
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