- In drama, a
protasis is the
introductory part of a play,
usually its
first act. The term was
coined by the fourth-century
Roman grammarian Aelius Donatus...
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contains two clauses: the
subordinate clause,
called the
antecedent (or
protasis or if-clause),
which expresses the condition, and the main clause, called...
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indicative mood in both
protasis and apodosis,
although in some
general conditions the
subjunctive mood is used in the
protasis.
Ideal and
unreal conditionals...
- with the case
detailed in the
protasis ("if" clause) and the
remedy given in the
apodosis ("then" clause). The
protasis begins šumma, "if",
except when...
- the
tense of the
protasis can be ****ure indicative.
According to Smyth, this kind of
vivid ****ure
conditional is used when the
protasis expresses strong...
- set
phrases where it
expresses courtesy or doubt. The main verb in the
protasis (dependent clause) is
usually in the
subjunctive or in the
indicative mood...
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precedes the then-clause. In some
contexts the
antecedent is
called the
protasis. Examples: If P {\displaystyle P} , then Q {\displaystyle Q} . This is...
- the
conditional set of cir****stances
proper in the
dependent clause or
protasis (e.g. in
Turkish or Azerbaijani), or
which expresses the
hypothetical state...
- set
phrases where it
expresses courtesy or doubt. The main verb in the
protasis (dependent clause) is
either in the
subjunctive or in the
indicative mood...
- (cf. "You may/must take any apple", "I want you to take any apple".)
Protasis of
conditionals is one of the most
common environments for
polarity items...
