Re: [tied] Romanian Verb Endings and Substratum influence (repost)

Miguel Carrasquer wrote:

> The only conjugation to maintain a difference between 2 and
> 3 sg. was the i-conjugation, so teh 2sg. ending -i spread to
> the other conjugations. This was no doubt aided by the fact
> that in monosyllables -s had become -j (It. hai, stai, dai,
> fai, (s)ei; Rom. ai, stai, dai).
>
> =======================
> Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
> mcv@...

I have a question here Miguel. Why was there a need to maintain a
difference between conjugations?

Alex




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