| Lemma | impersonal |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | AG |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Nida (1949) |
| Titolo | Morphology. The descriptive analysis of words |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | voice (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | One should carefully avoid the following types of statements: [...]
4. Imperative
In the place of the statement:
To form the past tense, drop the infinitive '-l' and add '-t'.
Use:
The infinitive suffix '-l' and the past-tense suffix '-t' are added to the stem.
It is the traditional practice in textbooks to use imperative expressions in the form of 'rules' to describe the structure of a language. These are to be avoided completely. |