Untitled - Temple of Our Heathen Gods

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of view of the present) ;
the past tenses are used to form the
conditional tenses (future from the point of view of the
past). See 79.
3. Imperfect tense of at faa may be used instead of skulde
(or vilde) ha to form the second conditional: Han sa han
skulde kcmme naar han fik laest brevet (=skulde ha laest).
47. The subjunctive mode has only one verb
form, that of the infinitive. It is used to express n>isn,
prater, and concession:
a.
Lcenge leve kongen! Long live the king!
b. Komme dit rike. Thy kingdom come.
c. Enhver handle efter Let each (every man) act
eget skjfln. according to his own
judgment.
48. The imperative mode has only one verb
form, that of the verb stem. In verbs ending on -re
and -/e, the -e is retained for euphony. A verb in this
mode expresses command:
hfliere!
Read louder!
b. Hcedre de gamle! Honor the aged.
INFLECTION OF PARTICIPLE.
49. Perfect participles of transitive verbs are used
as adjectives and are inflected for agreement.
1.
Strong declension.
Class I.
en elsket s0n, et elsket barn; elskede bprn.
Class II. en last bok, et last brev; laste bpker.
Class HI. en sydd bokstav, et sydd ord; sydde bokstaver.
St. v. en skreven bok, et skrevet brev; skrevne bpker.
2. In the weak declension, the participle has the
plural form.