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| + | ''To see the discussion of the formation and use of the relative future see [[Relative Future]]'' | ||
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| + | The Relative Future a special verb form that is found after certain particles in Scottish Gaelic, such as ''ma'' 'if', ''Cò'' 'who', ''a'' 'who/which/that', ''cuin a'' 'when', dè 'what'. | ||
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| + | Note that this term is often used when talking about other languages to refer to a future event about to occur at a time that is determined by the context of the phrase, and not necessarily the time indicated in the rest of the sentence. This is '''not''' the use of the term in Gaelic. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Future Tense (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Tense (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Relative Clause (definition)]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful! | ||
| + | *http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/relative_future_tense | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | *[[William Lamb|Lamb, William]] (2003) ''Scottish Gaelic''. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa | ||
[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:12, 16 June 2012
To see the discussion of the formation and use of the relative future see Relative Future
The Relative Future a special verb form that is found after certain particles in Scottish Gaelic, such as ma 'if', Cò 'who', a 'who/which/that', cuin a 'when', dè 'what'.
Note that this term is often used when talking about other languages to refer to a future event about to occur at a time that is determined by the context of the phrase, and not necessarily the time indicated in the rest of the sentence. This is not the use of the term in Gaelic.
See Also
External Links
The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
References
- Lamb, William (2003) Scottish Gaelic. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa
