Before we start talking about the regency of the verb “imply”, we have a little question: do you know what verbal regency is?
Well, it's important that you know that the verbal Regency it is nothing more than the syntactic relationship of dependence that exists between a verb – ruling term – and its complement – ruled term. The regency will determine the need – or not – for a preposition to link the verb to its complement. When the ruler term is a verb, the verbal rulership will occur; when the regent term is a name (noun, adverb or adjective), the nominal regency will occur.
There are some verbs in the Portuguese language that are often involved in problems regarding conducting, including the verb "imply". After all, does this verb require a preposition or not? Is it a direct transitive or an indirect transitive verb? The answer is: it depends, because this verb has different meanings, so there will be situations in which it will require the preposition and, in others, it will not. How about getting to know each of your different jobs in a prayer? Pay attention to examples and good studies!
The verb “imply” can have different meanings in a sentence: the correct rulership will depend on each one of them
► When the verb "implies" has the meaning of "carrying", "causing", "bringing consequences",will be direct transitive, that is, your complement will not require a preposition. Watch:
Failure to comply with the rules will imply inpunishments. =( wrong
Failure to comply with the rules will imply punishments. =) right
► When the verb "imply" is pronominal: Pronominal verbs are accompanied by unstressed oblique pronouns (me, te, se, nos), therefore, when the verb “implies” takes the form get involved, it will have the sense of "getting involved" and should be introduced by the preposition in:
The students got involved in the activity proposed by the teacher.
Or
The students got involved in the activity proposed by the teacher.
► When the verb “implicate” assumes the meaning of “having annoyance with something or someone”, “taking aversion”, “to sulk” (this is certainly the most used meaning for the verb “imply”), it will be indirect transitive, since the preposition with should be employed. Watch:
The players implicated with the opposing team.
The student involved with the new teacher.
By Luana Castro
Graduated in Letters
