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The complementiser of the IPI-construction
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Unlike the imperative, the infinitival verb is accompanied by the complementiser en and. This complementiser is homophonous to the coordinating conjunction en and, from which it, presumably, derives historically.

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An IPI is almost always introduced by the complementiser en and. An example is given below:

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In min ding wurdt it noch en kom droech teplak
a bad thing becomes it yet and come dry to.place
It is going to be difficult to arrive at our destination dry

The complementiser of the Imperativus-pro-Infinitivo (IPI)-construction is homophonous to the coordinating conjunction en and. In rare cases, the IPI may be introduced by the complementiser mar but and by the complementiser as than, usually in comparative constructions based on the inherently comparative item oars other (on this item, see an inherent comparative). Examples are provided in (2).

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a. Dy't net oars dwaan koe as meitsje fan de need in deugd
who not otherwise do could than make of the need a virtue
Who could not do other than make a virtue of necessity
b. Mar wat koe hja oars as gean mei him nei hûs?
but what could she other than go with him to home
But what else could she do other than go home with him?

Certain types of to-infinitival clauses may or must be introduced by the non-finite complementiser om for. The following to-infinitival clause is optionally introduced by om for:

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It is dochs wol moaier om op jinsels te wêzen
it is yet DcP nicer for on yourself to be
It is nevertheless more pleasant to live on one's own

An IPI, however, cannot be introduced by this non-finite complementiser om for:

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*It is dochs wol moaier om wês op jinsels
it is yet DcP nicer for be on yourself
It is nevertheless more pleasant to live on one's own

Nor can the complementiser om for co-occur with the complementiser en and, as is shown in (5):

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a. *It is dochs wol moaier en om wês op jinsels
it is yet DcP nicer and for be on yourself
It is nevertheless more pleasant to live on one's own
b. *It is dochs wol moaier om en wês op jinsels
it is yet DcP nicer for and be on yourself
It is nevertheless more pleasant to live on one's own

Recall that the adjunct IPI may be found in the scope of a modal element. The complementiser om for is such a modal operator. Correspondingly, an adjunct IPI may be found following a normal to-infinitival clause, as in the following example:

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It is dochs wol moaier om op jinsels te wêzen en harkje nei it lûd fan de stilte
it is yet DcP nicer for on yourself to be and listen to the sound of the silence
It is nevertheless more pleasant to live on one's own and listen to the sound of silence

However, as we saw, the complementiser om for cannot take a IPI as its complement.

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