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==Double Negatives== | ==Double Negatives== |
Revision as of 19:51, 6 November 2012
Negation in Scottish Gaelic can occur at the clausal level, the constituent level, or at the word level.
Sentential Negation
At the sentence level, a negative particle precedes the entire clause:
CHAN signifies a negative, declarative clause.
Chan | eil | iad | gu math | |||
NEG | are | they | well | |||
'They are not well.' |
NACH signifies a negative, interrogative clause.
Nach | eil | iad | gu math | |||
NEG | are | they | well | |||
'Are they not well?' |
Constituent Negation
The prepositions gun and as aonais are used to negate certain constituents:
duine | gun | chiall | ||||
a man | NEG | sense | ||||
'a man without sense' |
as aonais | nan | each | ||||
NEG | the | horses | ||||
'without the horses' |