Joel's edits to UHG v.1 (#363)

This commit is contained in:
Joel D. Ruark 2018-04-30 12:43:14 +00:00 committed by Gogs
parent b44a5f0bf0
commit e50f4a69fb
2 changed files with 9 additions and 10 deletions

View File

@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ Function
.. _adjective-attributive:
Describes a noun
~~~~~~~~~~~
describes a noun
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The most common use of adjectives in Biblical Hebrew is to describe a noun. There are two kinds of adjective that function in this way, attributive adjectves and predicative adjectives. In almost all
instances, an attributive adjective immediately follows the noun that it
@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ the adjective is also definite; and so on.
.. _adjective-predicative:
Predicative adjectives are adjectives that describe nouns using
:ref:`verb-linking-verbs`.
Often the linking verb is not present in the Hebrew text and must be
Predicative adjectives are adjectives that describe nouns using a
:ref:`verb-linking`
verb. Often the linking verb is not present in the Hebrew text and must be
supplied when translating into English. Like attributive adjectives, a predicative adjective usually has the same form as the noun it
describes in both gender (masculine/feminine) and number
(singular/plural). Unlike attributive adjectives, however, a predicative

View File

@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
Participles in Biblical Hebrew are non-finite verbal forms that can change form based on :ref:`stem`
formations (like verbs), person and gender (like both
Participles in Biblical Hebrew are :ref:`verb-non-finite` verbal forms that can change form based on :ref:`stem`
formation (like verbs), person and gender (like both
:ref:`adjective`\s and :ref:`noun`\s),
and state (like nouns, i.e.
:ref:`state_absolute` or the :ref:`state_construct`).
state and definiteness (like nouns).
Participles are very flexible in their grammatical use and can function
as a verbal complement, :ref:`verb-finite-verbs`, an :ref:`adjective`,
as a verbal complement, a :ref:`verb-finite` verb, an :ref:`adjective`,
or a :ref:`noun`. In most cases, the context will clearly show how the
participle is being used in the sentence. The meaning of a participle is
usually clear, even in cases where its specific grammatical function cannot