Re: Grammatical Gender

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Torsten" <tgpedersen@...> wrote:

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> > > This is what we have today
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> > > present
> > >
> > > skal kan
> > > skal kan
> > > skal kan
> > >
> > > skal kan
> > > skal kan
> > > skal kan
> > >
> > >
> > > past
> > >
> > > skulle kunne
> > > skulle kunne
> > > skulle kunne
> > >
> > > skulle kunne
> > > skulle kunne
> > > skulle kunne
> > >
> > > infinitive
> > > skulle kunne
> > >
> > > ppp
> > > skullet kunnet
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> > Such a model of simplicity.
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> Erh, you do realize that this is identical to the English system (except you don't have infinitives and ppp's for modal verbs)? ;-)

And except the English spelling is decidedly un-simple (in the case of 'could' and 'should'). I think it's better to have the infinitives and ppp's for these verbs. The Scandinavian verbs are a little bit better.

Andy