Re: Marking and Imperatives
| From: | Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, October 13, 1999, 19:02 |
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On Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:58:00 -0500 Patrick Dunn
<tb0pwd1@...> writes:
> In semetic languages, isn't it the 3rd person perfect that's eh
> least
> marked?
If you mean "shortest", you're somewhat right...
Examples from Hebrew -
ShMR:
shamar = he guarded
DBR:
dibeir = he spoke
But there're also the male singular imperatives:
shemor = guard!
dabeir = speak!
-Stephen (Steg)
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