Chapter 13: Second Tenses

Question 1

What is a second tense?

Answer 1

A verbal predicate where the verb’s action is already known or given, and new and emphasized information is adverbial

Essentially and emphatic sentence

Question 2

Construction of the second tense

Answer 2

Main clause with sdm.n=f/sDm=f (Theme) + adverb/ prep. phrase/ adverb clause

Adverbs include true adverbs and nouns of time

Question 3

Second Tenses and iw

Answer 3

Second tenses never occur with iw

Question 4

How to translate second tense

Answer 4

Underline the adverbial element
Create a cleft sentence

Question 5

Perfect II Morphology

Answer 5

Identical to the normal Perfect

Question 6

Present II Morphology

Answer 6

Geminates in all final weak and geminate roots

Question 7

Subjunctive II Morphology

Answer 7

No gemination

2nd strong roots may have an initial i.

final weak roots may end in -y

anomalous roots can use any form

Question 8

How to identify a Second tense

Answer 8

Must be a sDm.n=f or sDm=f followed by adverbial information

Any of these predicates followed by an interrogative adverb is always a second tense

MOST initial main clauses with a bare perfect or imperfective can be a second tense

Question 9

Second tense and tm

Answer 9

Second tenses are incompatible with the negator tm`

Question 10

Perfect II and intransitive verbs

Answer 10

When an intransitive verb is in the perfect, it is likely a second tense

Question 11

di.n=i n=k Formula

Answer 11

Common second tense construction from New Kingdom temples

Describes how a god gave something to an individual, often the king

Question 12

Negation of a Second tense

Answer 12

The theme can be negated by tm

The rheme can be negated by n(i)…is