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Skitto · 05-14-2009, 08:43 PM

Hey, I'm expanding my dictum for etymology, right? So I'm looking up words that relate to "finish" and I came up with an Italian verb, with a description line that I really can't make heads or tails of, and I'm too lazy to look it up, so let's see who our etymologists are:

fīnīvī: second-person singular indicative imperfect of finire

What the heck does this mean?

Jetée · 05-14-2009, 09:05 PM

finire means "to finish; end".

The Romantic Languages such as Spanish, French, Italian, etc. have this second-person tense, e.g. known more commonly by the French word 'vous'

The bracket usually goes like:

Verb Tense Conjugation

Code:

I   | We
You | You (plural)
He/ | Them
She/
It

the word you are offering (which is in the 2nd row, 1st column) is the imperfect (imperfetto) past tense of the verb finire, which should only used to describe an action presented by a singular person (you- tu).

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If you still can't follow the variable conjugations for the verb, one of my bookmarked sites finally comes in handy for you!

Try this for further states: Coniugazione di finire - WordReference.com

Dammitall · 05-16-2009, 09:17 PM

heh... when I looked at and clicked on the title of this thread, I could've sworn it said "the lazy entomologist.

Need...
sleep...

/threadjack

Ourcrazymodern? · 05-19-2009, 07:33 AM

I'd suggest catching another bug.

Etymology isn't a lazy quasi-science.

05-14-2009, 08:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Skitto Crazy Location: Westernmost Continental U.S.	The Lazy Etymologist Hey, I'm expanding my dictum for etymology, right? So I'm looking up words that relate to "finish" and I came up with an Italian verb, with a description line that I really can't make heads or tails of, and I'm too lazy to look it up, so let's see who our etymologists are: fīnīvī: second-person singular indicative imperfect of finire What the heck does this mean? __________________ Yeah, well, you're just that awesome, I guess. It's not like I guessed so anyways.

05-14-2009, 09:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	finire means "to finish; end". The Romantic Languages such as Spanish, French, Italian, etc. have this second-person tense, e.g. known more commonly by the French word 'vous' The bracket usually goes like: Verb Tense Conjugation Code: I \| We You \| You (plural) He/ \| Them She/ It the word you are offering (which is in the 2nd row, 1st column) is the imperfect (imperfetto) past tense of the verb finire, which should only used to describe an action presented by a singular person (you- tu). ---------- Post added at 01:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:02 AM ---------- If you still can't follow the variable conjugations for the verb, one of my bookmarked sites finally comes in handy for you! Try this for further states: Coniugazione di finire - WordReference.com __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

05-19-2009, 07:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	I'd suggest catching another bug. Etymology isn't a lazy quasi-science. __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT