diff --git a/content/particle_direct_object_marker/02.md b/content/particle_direct_object_marker/02.md index bb8238d..0e8cb73 100644 --- a/content/particle_direct_object_marker/02.md +++ b/content/particle_direct_object_marker/02.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ # particle_direct_object_marker Article -As the name suggests, this particle indicates the direct object of some verb. It does do by directly preceding the [noun](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-uhg/src/master/content/noun/02.md) or phrase that functions as the direct object of a finite or non-finite [verb](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-uhg/src/master/content/verb/02.md). The direct object marker does not occur before *every* direct object, but it usually appears in places where there might be confusion. Thus, grammatically speaking, the direct object marker is optional in Biblical Hebrew. Many languages, including English, do not have any specific word or written symbol that serves a similar function. Therefore, this particle is usually not translated. +As the name suggests, this particle indicates the direct object of some verb. It does this by directly preceding the [noun](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-uhg/src/master/content/noun/02.md) or phrase that functions as the direct object of a finite or non-finite [verb](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-uhg/src/master/content/verb/02.md). The direct object marker does not occur before *every* direct object, but it usually appears in places where there might be confusion. Thus, grammatically speaking, the direct object marker is optional in Biblical Hebrew. Many languages, including English, do not have any specific word or written symbol that serves a similar function. Therefore, this particle is usually not translated. The standard form of the direct object marker is אֵת. It can take both the attached [conjunction](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-uhg/src/master/content/conjunction/02.md) (i.e. the *waw* prefix, "and") and/or a [pronominal suffix](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-uhg/src/master/content/suffix_pronominal/02.md).