:: Also see defective verb-English " can " and " must " are typical examples of verbs that are lacking an infinitive form ( and a couple other forms, too ).
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:: : : : : The trick is to use defective verbs or to avoid the present, passive and progressive : " My data can beat up your data " . talk ) 22 : 03, 16 December 2014 ( UTC)
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The defective verb " t?" is used to equate two noun phrases and is used only with the emphasized completive " ka / ga ", as in " Ay ma ka ti Yakuba " ( " My name is Yakuba " ).
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As I recall, all defective verbs in English ( those without a " proper " infinitive form ) are modal verbs, ie can, must, may, ( could, should, might, etc ), but some non-defective verbs may be used with modal function.
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As I recall, all defective verbs in English ( those without a " proper " infinitive form ) are modal verbs, ie can, must, may, ( could, should, might, etc ), but some non-defective verbs may be used with modal function.
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An impersonal verb is different from a defective verb in that with an impersonal verb, only one possible syntactical subject is meaningful ( either expressed or not ), whereas with a defective verb, certain choices of subject might not be grammatically possible, because the verb does not have a complete conjugation.
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An impersonal verb is different from a defective verb in that with an impersonal verb, only one possible syntactical subject is meaningful ( either expressed or not ), whereas with a defective verb, certain choices of subject might not be grammatically possible, because the verb does not have a complete conjugation.
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NFT has also developed a number of other grammatical traits under the probable influence of Sinhala, including a postposed indefinite article, an indefinitizing postclitic sari ( apparently modeled on Sinhala hari ), and case assignments for defective verbs that follow the Sinhala, rather than Tamil, patterns of agreement.
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Instead of " I remembered ", " you remembered ", etc ., these forms signify " I remember ", " you remember ", etc . Latin defective verbs also possess regularly formed pluperfect forms ( with a simple past tense meaning ) and future perfect forms ( with a simple future tense meaning ).
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In most cases, a synonym for the defective verb must be used instead ( i . e . " to be able to " ) . ( The forms with an asterisk ( * ) are impossible, at least with respect to the relevant sense of the verb; these phonemes may by coincidence be attested with respect to a homograph [ as with " canning " = " the act of preserving and / or packaging in cans " ] .)
