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CHAN signifies a negative, declarative clause. | CHAN signifies a negative, declarative clause. | ||
Revision as of 19:43, 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?' | ||||||
