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  • From: "Vadim Cherny" <VadimCherny AT mail.ru>
  • To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] The mystery of vav-consequtive
  • Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:00:28 +0300

Would anyone explain me, what's wrong with the most simple and evident
explanation:

waw usually serves as tense reversal device, but
sometimes it is simply a consequtive?

It is this ambiguity that likely led to developing a new FT form, derived
from imperative mode.

Vadim Cherny






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