Difference between revisions of "Negation"
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Revision as of 18:40, 6 November 2012
Negation in Scottish Gaelic can occur at the clausal level, the constituent level, or at the word level.
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.' | ||||||
