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Adverbs in Gaelic can be formed by using the inflectional morpheme 'gu'. However, many Adverbs in Gaelic are non-inflected, and thus occur as fixed phrases.
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Adverbs in Gaelic can be formed by using the inflectional morpheme 'gu,' or can follow a preposition. However, many Adverbs in Gaelic are non-inflected, and thus occur as fixed phrases.
  
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==Formation==
  
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==Non-inflected Adverbs==
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===Adverbs with 'gu'===
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==Manner Adverbs==
 
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==Adverbs with 'gu'==
 
 
Largest Group, Adjvective + gu = adverb
 
Largest Group, Adjvective + gu = adverb
 
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mor > gu mor
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===Adverbs Formed using Prepositions===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="1" cellpadding="3"
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|-
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|align="left"|''air èiginn''
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|align="left"|    'with difficulty'
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|align="left"|    ''air chall''
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|align="left"|    'lost'
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|-
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|align="left"|''fa sgaoil''
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|align="left"|    'in dispersed fashion'
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|align="left"|    ''air seòl''
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|align="left"|    'sailing'
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|-
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|align="left"|''an làthair''
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|align="left"|    'present'
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|align="left"|    ''aur iteal''
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|align="left"|    'flying'
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|-
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|} (Lamb 2001)
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===Intesifiers===
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Adverbs can be intensified using "glè" (very), and "ro"'extremely:
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:{|
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|''mòr''
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|''gu mòr''
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|→
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|''gu glè mòr''
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|-
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|'great'
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|→
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|'greatly'
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|→
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|'very greatly'
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|}
  
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great/ large > greatly
 
  
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can take intensifiers "gle" (very), and "ro"'extremely:
 
  
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Largest Group, Adjvective + gu = adverb
 
 
:{|
 
:{|
 
|Thuirt
 
|Thuirt
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|ris
 
|ris
 
|'''gu'''
 
|'''gu'''
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|'''gle'''
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|'''glè'''
 
|'''fuar'''
 
|'''fuar'''
 
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==Ones Formed using Prepositions==
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==Time Adverbs==
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="0" cellpadding="3"
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===Present===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="1" cellpadding="3"     
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! rowspan=1 |
 
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|align="left"|''air èiginn''
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|align="left"|''an ceart-uair''
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|align="left"|    'with difficulty'
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|align="left"|    'just now'
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|align="left"|     ''air chall''
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|align="left"|''a-nochd''
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|align="left"|    'lost'
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|align="left"|    'tonight'
 
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|align="left"|''fa sgaoil''
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|align="left"|''a-nis(d)''
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|align="left"|    'in dispersed fashion'
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|align="left"|    'now (contrastive)'
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|align="left"|     ''air seòl''
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|align="left"|''am bliadhna''
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|align="left"|    'sailing'
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|align="left"|    'this year'
 
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|align="left"|''an làthair''
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|align="left"|''an-dràsda''
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|align="left"|    'present'
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|align="left"|    'now'
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|align="left"|   ''aur iteal''
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|align="left"|''an-diugh''
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|align="left"|    'flying'
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|align="left"|    'today'
 
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|} (Lamb 2001)
 
|} (Lamb 2001)
  
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==Time Adverbs==
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===Past===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="1" cellpadding="3"
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|-
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|align="left"|''an-dè''
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|align="left"|    'yesterday'
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|align="left"|''a-bhòn-dè''
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|align="left"|    'day before yesterday'
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|align="left"|''an uiridh''
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|align="left"|    'last year'
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|align="left"|''an-raoir''
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|align="left"|    'last night'
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|align="left"|''a-bhòn-raoir''
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|align="left"|    'now'
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|align="left"|''Mar-thà/Mu-thrath''
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|align="left"|    'already'
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|-
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|} (Lamb 2001)
  
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===Future===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="1" cellpadding="3"   
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|-
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|align="left"|''an eara(i)r''
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|align="left"|    'day after tomorrow'
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|align="left"|''gu sìorraidh''
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|align="left"|    'for eternity'
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|align="left"|''a-màireach''
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|align="left"|    'tomorrow'
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|align="left"|''an ath-bliadhna''
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|align="left"|    'next year'
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|align="left"|''an ath-oidhch''
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|align="left"|    'tomorrow night'
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|align="left"|''tuilleadh''
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|align="left"|    'forever'
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|} (Lamb 2001)
  
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===Indefinite===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="1" cellpadding="3"   
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|-
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|align="left"|''an còmhnaidh''
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|align="left"|    'always'
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|align="left"|''greis''
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|align="left"|    'for a while'
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|align="left"|''uaireannan''
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|align="left"|    'sometimes'
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|align="left"|''fhathast''
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|align="left"|    'still/yet'
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|align="left"|''uaireigin''
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|align="left"|    'sometime'
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|-
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|} (Lamb 2001)
  
  
 
==Direction and Location==
 
==Direction and Location==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="0" cellpadding="3"
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! rowspan=1 |Location
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! rowspan=1 |Movement
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! rowspan=1 |English   
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|align="left"|"shuas" 
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|align="left"|"suas"
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|align="left"|'up' 
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|-
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|align="left"|"shìos"
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|align="left"|"sìos"
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|align="left"| 'down'   
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|align="left"|"a-bhos"
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|align="left"|"a-nall"
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|align="left"|'over here
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|align="left"|"thall" 
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|align="left"|"a-null"
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|align="left"|'over there'
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|} (Lamb 2001)
  
 
==Degree==
 
==Degree==
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Amplification, Emphasis, downtoning, and Hedges
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===Amplifiers===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="0" cellpadding="3"   
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|align="left"|''gu lèir''
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|align="left"|    'completely'
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|align="left"|''gu mòr''
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|align="left"|    'greatly'
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|align="left"|''direach''
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|align="left"|    'exactly'
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|-
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|align="left"|''glè''
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|align="left"|    'very'
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|-
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|align="left"|''ro''
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|align="left"|    'extremely'
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|-
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|} (Lamb 2001)
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===Emphatics===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="0" cellpadding="3"   
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|align="left"| ''gu dearbh''
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|align="left"|  'indeed'
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|align="left"| ''gu deimhinne''
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|align="left"|  'with certaintly'
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|align="left"| ''gun teagamh''
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|align="left"|  'without a doubt' 
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===Downtoners===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="0" cellpadding="3"   
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|-
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|align="left"|''gu ìre''
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|align="left"|    'to an extent'
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|align="left"|''gu ìre bheag''
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|align="left"|    'to some extent'
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|align="left"|''an ìre mhath''
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|align="left"|    'sometimes'
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===Hedgess===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="0" cellpadding="3"   
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|-
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|align="left"|''cha mhòr''
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|align="left"|    'almost'
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|align="left"|'''s dòcha''
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|align="left"|    'perhaps'
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|align="left"|''ma dh 'fhaoidte''
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|align="left"|    'perhaps'
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|} (Lamb 2001)
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:58, 10 September 2012

Adverbs in Gaelic can be formed by using the inflectional morpheme 'gu,' or can follow a preposition. However, many Adverbs in Gaelic are non-inflected, and thus occur as fixed phrases.

Formation

Adverbs with 'gu'

Largest Group, Adjvective + gu = adverb

Thuirt Seamus ris gu fuar
say-PAST Seamus to him ADV cold
'Seamus said coldly.'

Adverbs Formed using Prepositions

air èiginn 'with difficulty' air chall 'lost'
fa sgaoil 'in dispersed fashion' air seòl 'sailing'
an làthair 'present' aur iteal 'flying'
(Lamb 2001)

Intesifiers

Adverbs can be intensified using "glè" (very), and "ro"'extremely:

mòr → gu mòr → gu glè mòr
'great' → 'greatly' → 'very greatly'


Thuirt Seamus ris gu glè fuar
say-PAST Seamus to him ADV very cold
'Seamus said very coldly.'

Time Adverbs

Present

an ceart-uair 'just now' a-nochd 'tonight'
a-nis(d) 'now (contrastive)' am bliadhna 'this year'
an-dràsda 'now' an-diugh 'today'
(Lamb 2001)

Past

an-dè 'yesterday' a-bhòn-dè 'day before yesterday'
an uiridh 'last year' an-raoir 'last night'
a-bhòn-raoir 'now' Mar-thà/Mu-thrath 'already'
(Lamb 2001)

Future

an eara(i)r 'day after tomorrow' gu sìorraidh 'for eternity'
a-màireach 'tomorrow' an ath-bliadhna 'next year'
an ath-oidhch 'tomorrow night' tuilleadh 'forever'
(Lamb 2001)

Indefinite

an còmhnaidh 'always' greis 'for a while'
uaireannan 'sometimes' fhathast 'still/yet'
uaireigin 'sometime'
(Lamb 2001)


Direction and Location

Location Movement English
"shuas" "suas" 'up'
"shìos" "sìos" 'down'
"a-bhos" "a-nall" 'over here
"thall" "a-null" 'over there'
(Lamb 2001)

Degree

Amplification, Emphasis, downtoning, and Hedges

Amplifiers

gu lèir 'completely'
gu mòr 'greatly'
direach 'exactly'
glè 'very'
ro 'extremely'
(Lamb 2001)

Emphatics

gu dearbh 'indeed'
gu deimhinne 'with certaintly'
gun teagamh 'without a doubt'
(Lamb 2001)

Downtoners

gu ìre 'to an extent'
gu ìre bheag 'to some extent'
an ìre mhath 'sometimes'
(Lamb 2001)

Hedgess

cha mhòr 'almost'
's dòcha 'perhaps'
ma dh 'fhaoidte 'perhaps'
(Lamb 2001)
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