Re: The Business Memoir - the ``whom'' question

From: Joachim Pense <snob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:20:27 +0200

Am Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:07:27 +0200 schrieb Oliver Neukum:

Colin Fine wrote:

In an infinitival clause German indeed preposes the particle (whether
you call it a prefix, a preposition or an adverb), and English doesn't
('so as to give it up').

But in a finite clause German puts it on the end: 'ich nahm es ab', just
like English 'I gave it up'.

Only if it is unavoidable.
I gab es auf.
I werde es aufgeben.

What do you mean by "unavoidable"?

OK, "*Ich aufgab es" is not grammatical German, but I don't see any
logical or other "unavoidability" of splitting the verb that
necessarily implies that verb splitting is part of the German grammar.

Joachim
.

References:
- The Business Memoir - the ``whom'' question
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- Re: The Business Memoir - the ``whom'' question
  - From: Joachim Pense
- Re: The Business Memoir - the ``whom'' question
  - From: Brian M. Scott
- Re: The Business Memoir - the ``whom'' question
  - From: Bart Mathias
- Re: The Business Memoir - the ``whom'' question
  - From: Brian M. Scott
- Re: The Business Memoir - the ``whom'' question
  - From: Joachim Pense
- Re: The Business Memoir - the ``whom'' question
  - From: Trond Engen
- Re: The Business Memoir - the ``whom'' question
  - From: Joachim Pense
- Re: The Business Memoir - the ``whom'' question
  - From: Colin Fine
- Re: The Business Memoir - the ``whom'' question
  - From: Oliver Neukum
- Re: The Business Memoir - the ``whom'' question
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- Re: The Business Memoir - the ``whom'' question
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