Difference between revisions of "Non-finite Clauses"
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+ | |Dh'iarr | ||
+ | |Iain | ||
+ | |air | ||
+ | |Anna | ||
+ | |leabhar | ||
+ | |a | ||
+ | |cheannach. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |ask.pst | ||
+ | |John | ||
+ | |on | ||
+ | |Anna | ||
+ | |book | ||
+ | |tran | ||
+ | |buy.vn | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |colspan="2"| 'John asked Anna to buy a book.' | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | :{| | ||
+ | |Chaidh | ||
+ | |am | ||
+ | |balach | ||
+ | |dhan | ||
+ | |a' | ||
+ | |sgoil | ||
+ | |gun | ||
+ | |Iain | ||
+ | |a | ||
+ | |fhaicinn. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |go.pst | ||
+ | |the.sg.m | ||
+ | |boy.sg.m | ||
+ | |to.the | ||
+ | |the.sg.f | ||
+ | |school.sg.f | ||
+ | |Neg.Decl.Comp | ||
+ | |John | ||
+ | |poss.3sg.m | ||
+ | |see.vn | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |colspan="2"| *'The boy went to the school without Iain seeing him.' | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | :{| | ||
+ | |Thug | ||
+ | |Iain | ||
+ | |air | ||
+ | |Anna | ||
+ | |an | ||
+ | |leabhar | ||
+ | |a | ||
+ | |thoirt | ||
+ | |do | ||
+ | |Mhàiri. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |give.pst | ||
+ | |John | ||
+ | |on/perf | ||
+ | |Anna | ||
+ | |the.sg.m | ||
+ | |book.sg.m | ||
+ | |tran | ||
+ | |give.vn | ||
+ | |to | ||
+ | |Mary | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |colspan="2"| 'John made Anna give the book to Mary.' | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Clause (definition)]] | *[[Clause (definition)]] |
Revision as of 16:01, 6 October 2013
Dh'iarr Iain air Anna leabhar a cheannach. ask.pst John on Anna book tran buy.vn 'John asked Anna to buy a book.'
Chaidh am balach dhan a' sgoil gun Iain a fhaicinn. go.pst the.sg.m boy.sg.m to.the the.sg.f school.sg.f Neg.Decl.Comp John poss.3sg.m see.vn *'The boy went to the school without Iain seeing him.'
Thug Iain air Anna an leabhar a thoirt do Mhàiri. give.pst John on/perf Anna the.sg.m book.sg.m tran give.vn to Mary 'John made Anna give the book to Mary.'