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``Finite verbs`` are verbs that have a subject and do not require any verbal complement to form a complete sentence.

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Properly speaking, ``non-finite verbs`` are verbal complements that require a finite verb to form a complete sentence.

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Finite verbs
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.. include:: includes/verb-finite.rst
Finite verbs are verbs that have a subject and do not require any verbal
complement to form a complete sentence. Their form shows tense as well as person and number.
Their form shows tense as well as person and number.
Biblical Hebrew has 7 finite verb forms: :ref:`Perfect<verb_perfect>`, :ref:`Imperfect<verb_imperfect>`,
:ref:`Sequential Perfect<verb_sequential_perfect>`, :ref:`Sequential Imperfect<verb_sequential_imperfect>`,
:ref:`Imperative<verb_imperative>`, :ref:`Jussive<verb_jussive>`, and :ref:`Cohortative<verb_cohortative>`.
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Non-finite verbs
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.. include:: includes/verb-non-finite.rst
Properly speaking, non-finite verbs are verbal complements that require
a finite verb to form a complete sentence. The non-finite verb forms in Biblical Hebrew include
The non-finite verb forms in Biblical Hebrew include
the :ref:`infinitive_absolute`, the :ref:`infinitive_construct`, and the participles (both
:ref:`active <participle_active>` and :ref:`passive <participle_passive>`).
Non-finite verbs can sometimes describe an action or an event in such a