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Re: EAK prepositions

From:Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...>
Date:Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 20:38
Hallo!

On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:25:56 +0100, R A Brown wrote:

> Hi all those interested, > > The page on EAK prepositions is now up & running: > http://www.carolandray.plus.com/EAK/Prepositions.html
Nice and sensible. However, I'd expect the opposite sequence in combinations such as επ' εις 'onto', namely εις επί. However, Peanou's choice may be motivated by the consideration that the second preposition stands in for the case ending of the noun, explaining why it is closer to the noun.
> I have also been working on EAK verbs, but this has thrown up a few > problems. Those with any knowledge of the somewhat complex ancient Greek > verb system will, I'm sure, not be surprised.
Sure. The ancient Greek verb system is indeed fiendishly complex.
> However, I hope the first > verb page will be on site within the next week.
I am looking forward to it. ... brought to you by the Weeping Elf

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