Timeline for Why the infinitive in Portuguese "Cartago tem que ser destruída"?
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| Jun 16, 2012 at 23:06 | comment | added | Cerberus | Oops I forgot to accept your answer! Very thorough exposition. I was mainly wondering about the use of the conjunction where I would have expected a preposition, and you've answered that too, though as a "guess". If you ever find anything can confirms this, don't hesitate to notify me. | |
| Jun 16, 2012 at 23:04 | vote | accept | Cerberus | ||
| Mar 14, 2012 at 6:46 | comment | added | RD Ward |
I think you are absolutely right! In Tenho trabalho que fazer., the emphasis is on the work, and needing to do it is secondary in . In Tenho que fazer trabalho. the emphasis is on the duty, and it seems more urgent. I bet the ter que + infinitivo just came about as a result of switching emphasis off the verb to convey urgency.
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| Mar 5, 2012 at 16:14 | comment | added | Otavio Macedo | That's right. The personal infinitives are not used in this construction. | |
| Mar 3, 2012 at 15:32 | history | answered | user483 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |