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elvisrules
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 Message 17 of 33
29 December 2009 at 1:48pm | IP Logged 
Grytolle wrote:

The infinitive is always the same as the wVle/zVle form - in all(?) Dutch dialects the infinitive is always the same as the 1st and 3rd person plural.

Though not in Zeelandic according to what I've read? (Or Afrikaans either for that matter)
And in one of the Limburgish dialects, their Wikipedia lists the plural forms as ending in -t and the infinitive in -n.
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 Message 18 of 33
29 December 2009 at 9:41pm | IP Logged 
elvisrules wrote:
Grytolle wrote:

The infinitive is always the same as the wVle/zVle form - in all(?) Dutch dialects the infinitive is always the same as the 1st and 3rd person plural.

Though not in Zeelandic according to what I've read? (Or Afrikaans either for that matter)
And in one of the Limburgish dialects, their Wikipedia lists the plural forms as ending in -t and the infinitive in -n.

Oh right, totally forgot about the saxon dialects in the Netherlands that have all -t in the plural

Edited by Grytolle on 29 December 2009 at 9:41pm

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 Message 19 of 33
29 December 2009 at 10:58pm | IP Logged 
Here's an interesting table for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alemannic_German#Characteristic s


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 Message 20 of 33
29 December 2009 at 11:25pm | IP Logged 
That's very helpful indeed JW!
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ewomahony
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 Message 21 of 33
06 January 2010 at 7:26pm | IP Logged 
Old Norse - vera
ek em
þú ert
hann/hon/þat er
vér erum
þér eruð
þeir/þær/þau eru

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 Message 22 of 33
06 January 2010 at 7:30pm | IP Logged 
Inntrøndersk - vårrå
æ(g) e
du e
hain/hu/dé e
vi e
di e
dæm e
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 Message 23 of 33
09 January 2010 at 5:16pm | IP Logged 
Schwäbisch (Swabian)
I ben
du bisch
er/sia/es isch
mr send
ihr send
se send
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 Message 24 of 33
11 January 2010 at 12:49am | IP Logged 
Swedish:

Jag är - I am
Du är - You are
Han/hon/den/det är - He/she/it is
Vi är - We are
Ni är - You are
De är - They are

The last three pronouns can also be combined with "äro" in old texts (about 60 years ago or earlier), but they are not used any more, except for some songs etc.



Edited by Impiegato on 11 January 2010 at 1:18am



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