Adjectives co-occurring with the illative form of the MA-infinitive in Finnish and Estonian

In both Finnish and Estonian, the illative form of the MA-infinitive/supine can be used at the end of a predicative clause, as in the Finnish olimme hitaita oppimaan (‘we were slow to learn’) or the Estonian olen küps seda aktsepteerima (‘I am ready/ ripe to accept it’). In these sentences, a charac...

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Main Author: Petra Hebedová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Eesti Rakenduslingvistika Ühing = Estonian Association for Applied Linguistics 2016-10-01
Series:Lähivõrdlusi
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Online Access:http://arhiiv.rakenduslingvistika.ee/ajakirjad/index.php/lahivordlusi/article/view/LV26.04