praegnans constructio

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈpʰɹeɪɡ.nænz‿kɒnˈstɹʊk.tiː.oʊ/

Noun

uncountable

(brachylogy) A construction commonly found in Greek and Hebrew in which either a verb of motion is paired with a locative prepositional phrase or a static verb is paired with an allative preposition phrase.

Japanese Meaning

（ギリシャ語・ヘブライ語に見られる構文）移動を表す動詞が位置を示す前置詞句と、または静的な動詞が向移（場所への移動）を示す前置詞句と結び付けられる言い回し

What is this buttons?

The philologist illustrated the praegnans constructio with passages from Homer and the Septuagint.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その文献学者はホメロスや七十人訳聖書の引用を用いて、含蓄的構文（ギリシャ語やヘブライ語に見られ、移動を表す動詞が場所を示す前置詞句と結びつくか、静的な動詞が到達を示す前置詞句と結びつく構文）を説明した。

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Sense（1）

"I attacked the dog into the fire" employs a rough form of praegnans constructio.

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