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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

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Hi, I'm trying to translate some things from English and wanted to check the grammar. In the phrase 'Long live the king' is the verb 'live long' or is 'long' an adverb or adjective? I know it is subjunctive mood. Also would 'the king' take the nominative or accusative?

Thanks,
Matt.
  

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When you call that subjunctive, you summon the grammar demons from their slumber. I myself think it is a survival of something older. Some call it a third-person imperative.

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  • When you call that subjunctive, you summon the grammar demons from their slumber.
  • I myself think it is a survival of something older.
  • Some call it a third-person imperative.
  • " The grammar of it is lost in the mists of time.
  • If your destination language has a third-person imperative, use that.
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When you call that subjunctive, you summon the grammar demons from their slumber. I myself think it is a survival of something older. Some call it a third-person imperative. It means "May the king live a long time." The grammar of it is lost in the mists of time. If your destination language has a third-person imperative, use that.
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