catenative

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Having the ability to catenate, or form chains.

   • Nonfinite complements which refer to a time before that of the main or catenative predicator are exclusively expressed by {-ing} forms (e.g. I remember doing it; She admits going; They deny being there).
   • An example of catenative construction of the infinitive has already been observed in (10), where the present infinitive λέγειν is used as a complement or object of the verb θέλοι.
2. 2

   A catenative verb.

   • There is a certain arbitrariness in the way catenatives work. For example, we can use the verb like with either a gerund or an infinitive as its object:[…].
   • Just as many catenatives are followed by the infinitive, so others take the gerund.
   • Unlike periphrastics, however, catenatives combine certain verbs (e.g., impersonal δεῖ) with an infinitive.

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