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Revision as of 22:23, 16 June 2009
Gaelic has no verb 'have' . Instead sentential possession is indicated by using the verb Bi (Tha, Bha, Beidh etc) followed by the possessed element followed by the preposition aig and then the possessor:
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| Tha | leabhar | aig | Calum |
| Be.pres | book | at | Calum |
| Calum has a book | |||
When the possessor is pronominal one of the inflected forms of aig (e.g. agam, agad, aige, etc.) is used:
(2)
| Tha | leabhar | aige | |
| Be.pres | book | at.3sm | |
| He has a book | |||
see also
- how to indicate the perfect (I have eaten): Viewpoint Aspect
- how to indicate obligation (I have to go): Modality
- Idioms using Tha X aig Y structures:
