Difference between revisions of "VSO"
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==VSO== | ==VSO== | ||
:{| | :{| | ||
| − | |Bhreab|Daibhidh|an|cat.|- | + | |Bhreab||Daibhidh||an||cat. |
| − | |kick.pst|David|the|cat| | + | |- |
| + | |kick.pst||David||the||cat | ||
| + | |+ | ||
|colspan="2"| 'David kicked the cat.' (Adger 1997) | |colspan="2"| 'David kicked the cat.' (Adger 1997) | ||
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*Progressive construction | *Progressive construction | ||
:{| | :{| | ||
| − | |Tha|Daibhidh|a'|breabadh|a'|chai.|- | + | |Tha||Daibhidh||a'||breabadh||a'||chai. |
| − | |be.pres|David|prog|kick.vn|the|cat.gen|- | + | |- |
| + | |be.pres||David||prog||kick.vn||the||cat.gen | ||
| + | |- | ||
|colspan="2"| 'David is kicking the cat.' (Adger 1997) | |colspan="2"| 'David is kicking the cat.' (Adger 1997) | ||
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==SOV== | ==SOV== | ||
:{| | :{| | ||
| − | |Tha|Daibhidh|air|an|cat|a|bhreabadh.|- | + | |Tha||Daibhidh||air||an||cat||a||bhreabadh. |
| − | |be.pres|David|Perf|the|cat.sg|kick.vn|- | + | |- |
| + | |be.pres||David||Perf||the||cat.sg||kick.vn | ||
| + | |- | ||
|colspan="2"| 'David has kicked the cat.' (Adger 1997) | |colspan="2"| 'David has kicked the cat.' (Adger 1997) | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:32, 18 November 2013
VSO stands for Verb Subject Object. The basic neutral word order of Gaelic.
Contents
[hide]VSO
Bhreab Daibhidh an cat. kick.pst David the cat 'David kicked the cat.' (Adger 1997)
SVO
- Progressive construction
Tha Daibhidh a' breabadh a' chai. be.pres David prog kick.vn the cat.gen 'David is kicking the cat.' (Adger 1997)
SOV
Tha Daibhidh air an cat a bhreabadh. be.pres David Perf the cat.sg kick.vn 'David has kicked the cat.' (Adger 1997)
