Hello,

With respect, may I point out that in John's example below the sense and the force of the
main verb (aanessanti) is being greatly weakened to the point of being non-distinct from
the gerunds.

As the suffixes clearly show in the Pali example below, only one action occurs in the
future.

Below are the links to the earlier discussions. I looked in these but was unable to see by
whose authority one may ascribe `futureness' to gerunds. So, if you would share where
this is coming from I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thanks for your patience.

> > 5.Addhaa te dhanuuni aadaaya vana.m pavisitvaa miga.m maaretvaa
> > aanessanti.
> > certainly / they / bows / having taken / forest / having entered /
> > deer / having killed / will bring
> > Having taken the bows, entered the forest and killed the deer, they
> > certainly will bring it.
>
> Certainly they will take their bows, enter the forest, kill the deer,
> and bring it back.

<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pali/message/9544>

<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pali/message/9547>

<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pali/message/9556>

<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pali/message/9563>

<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pali/message/9566>