Verb Inflection - Revision history

AndrewCarnie at 05:43, 25 July 2018

2018-07-25T05:43:34Z

2015-10-04T21:12:20Z

‎Present Tense

2015-10-04T21:02:31Z

‎In Negatives, Questions and Embedded Clauses

2015-10-04T21:01:21Z

‎Declarative

2015-10-04T21:00:46Z

‎Declarative

2015-10-04T20:59:21Z

‎Declarative

2015-04-23T20:53:06Z

‎Impersonal (Passive) forms

2015-04-23T20:52:53Z

‎Impersonal (Passive) forms

2015-04-23T04:39:22Z

‎Impersonal (Passive) forms

2015-04-23T04:34:46Z

‎Present Tense

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 {|:
 (d)
-|cheach
+|chreach
 |iad
 |a'

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 ==Present Tense==
-Most verbs in Gaelic don't have a present tense. The primary exceptions are the [[Copula]] and the verb [[Bi (auxiliary)]]
+Most verbs in Gaelic don't have a simple present tense form, and instead use the strategies below in the present tense. The primary exceptions are the [[Copula]] and the verb [[Bi (auxiliary)]]
 To mark what translates as the present tense in English, there are two strategies. One is to use the progressive:
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 |day
 |-
-|colspan="5"| "I eat food every day" (literally I will eat food every day)
+|colspan="5"| "I eat food every day" (literally, "I will eat food every day")
 |}

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 ===In Negatives, Questions and Embedded Clauses===
-In negatives, questions and declarative embedded clauses, the verb takes its [[Dependent (definition)|dependent]] form. In the past tense the dependent form is usually identical to the normal past, but preceded by the particle ''do''. ''Do'' is required in formal speech and in prescriptive writing but is often left out in rapid speech. Some dialects (e.g. Lewis) tend to leave the particle off more frequently.
+In negatives, questions, and declarative embedded clauses, the verb takes its [[Dependent (definition)|dependent]] form. In the past tense, the dependent form is usually identical to the normal past, but will be preceded by the particle ''do''. ''Do'' is required in formal speech and in prescriptive writing, but is often left out in rapid speech. Some dialects (e.g. Lewis) tend to leave the particle off more frequently.
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 ===Declarative===
-With regular verbs in [[Declarative (definition)|declarative]] context, the past tense is formed by [[Lenition|leniting]] the first consonant of the [[Imperative (definition)|imperative]]. With [[Vowel (definition)|vowel]] initial forms, one prefixes an orthographic <dh'> (pronounced as [ɣ] before [[Broad (definition)|broad]] vowels and [j] before [[Slender (definition)|slender]] ones). Forms beginning with /f/, are both lenited and preceded by <dh'>
+With regular verbs in [[Declarative (definition)|declarative]] context, the past tense is formed by [[Lenition|leniting]] the first consonant of the [[Imperative (definition)|imperative]] verb form. With [[Vowel (definition)|vowel]] initial forms, one prefixes an orthographic <dh'> (pronounced as [ɣ] before [[Broad (definition)|broad]] vowels and [j] before [[Slender (definition)|slender]] ones). Forms beginning with /f/, are both lenited and preceded by <dh'>
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 !Imperative
 !Past Tense
-!English
+!English Translation
 |-
 |fàg!
 |dh'fhàg
 |left
 |-
 |ionnsaich!
 |dh'ionnsaich
 |learnt
 |-
 |pòg!
 |phòg
 |kissed
 |-
 |obair!
 |dh'obair
 |worked
 |-
 |sabaid!
 |shabaid
 |fought
 |-
 |sgrìobh!
 |sgrìobh
 |wrote
 |-
 |ruith!
 |ruith
 |run
 |-
 |seas!
 |sheas
 |sat
 |-
 |teasgaisg!
 |theagaisg
 |taught
 |-
 |tog!
 |thog
 |lifted

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 |town
 |-
-|"colspan=5"| "they destroyed the town"
+|"colspan=5"| "They destroyed the town"
 |}

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 ===Impersonal (Passive) forms===
-In the impersonal passive, the root is lenited and the suffix -eadh/-adh is attached to the end of the word. The impersonal passive demotes the agent/do-er, and it no longer appears in the structure. Instead, the patient/undergo-er is highlighted, as in the example based off of Lamb 2001 (pg. 64).<br\>
+In the impersonal passive, the root is lenited and the suffix -eadh/-adh is attached to the end of the word. The impersonal passive demotes the agent/do-er, and it no longer appears in the structure. Instead, the patient/undergo-er is highlighted, as in the examples (a) and (d) based off of Lamb 2001 (pg. 64).<br\>
 {|:
 |chreachadh
 |am
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 |town.NOM
 |-
-|"colspan=5"| "the town was destroyed"
+|"colspan=5"| "The town was destroyed"
 |}
 {|:
 |cheach
 |iad

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 ===Impersonal (Passive) forms===
 In the impersonal passive, the root is lenited and the suffix -eadh/-adh is attached to the end of the word. The impersonal passive demotes the agent/do-er, and it no longer appears in the structure. Instead, the patient/undergo-er is highlighted, as in the example based off of Lamb 2001 (pg. 64).<br\>
-*chreachadh am  baile
-:destroy.IMPERS the town.NOM
+{|:
-:"the town was destroyed"
+|chreachadh
 The Impersonal form contrasts with the active sentence in (b) where the third person plural agent ''iad'' appears.
-*cheach       iad  a'  bhaile
+{|:
-:destroy.PAST they the town
+|cheach
-:"they destroyed the town"
+|iad
 ==Present Tense==

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 To mark what translates as the present tense in English, there are two strategies. One is to use the progressive:
-*Tha mi a' dol ann
+{|:
-:COP I PROG go there
+|Tha
-:"I'm going there''
+|mi
 When the intention is a habitual, the future tense is used.
-*Ithidh mi a' bhiadh a h-uile latha
-:eat.FUT I aL food every day
+{|:
-:"I eat food every day" (literally I will eat food every day)
+|Ithidh
 ==Future Tense==