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In Grammar , a ''supine'' is a form of Verbal Noun used in some languages. A Latin supine ends in -um (''former supine'') or in -u (''latter supine''). It is used much in the same way that English Infinitive s are used. The sentence "I call forth the Gladiators ''to fight''" in Latin becomes "Gladiatores voco ''pugnatum''" (the use of the infinitive in a construction like "Gladiatores voco ''pugnare''" is reserved for poetry). Certain idiomatic expressions also include the supine, such as ''mirabile dictu'' "wonderful to relate". The form can only be used in the Accusative and Ablative . In Slovene , a supine is used after verbs of movement, and is identical to the Infinitive except in that it does not include the last letter (-i). See Slovene Grammar . In Sanskrit the supine or verbal noun of every verb (often misnamed "infinitive", though it is not such) is formed by adding ''-tum'' to the verb stem, such as ''kartum'' "doing" from the verb ''karomi''. It is cognate with the Latin supine. In Swedish the supine is used with the auxiliary verb ''ha'' for some compound verb forms. See Swedish Grammar . ''See also'': Gerund In Psychological Counseling , Supine has also been used to name a proposed fifth Temperament , in addition to the classical Four Temperaments . |
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