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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

A lender be

Neither a borrower, nor a lender be
https://www.englishgrammar.org/kinds-conjunctions/

What is the grammatical form, meaning and function of "be" in "a lender be"?
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Jigneshbharati grammatical form "plain form" or "dictionary form" Jigneshbharati Neither a borrower, nor a lender be. This was written about 400 years ago, and we no longer use this construction in English with any frequency. The translation into modern English is Don't be a borrower, and don't be a lender either.

  • Jigneshbharati grammatical form "plain form" or "dictionary form" Jigneshbharati Neither a borrower, nor a lender be.
  • This was written about 400 years ago, and we no longer use this construction in English with any frequency.
  • The translation into modern English is Don't be a borrower, and don't be a lender either.
  • Don't borrow ( money ), and don't lend ( money ).
  • Jigneshbharati meaning and function So it's a negative imperative.
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Jigneshbharatigrammatical form

"plain form" or "dictionary form"

JigneshbharatiNeither a borrower, nor a lender be.

This was written about 400 years ago, and we no longer use this construction in English with any frequency. The translation into modern English is

Don't be a borrower, and don't be a lende

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