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The verbal adjective is the form used in the Celtic languages to express the past participle in passive-like contexts (''The door is shut''). These are adjectives derived from verbs, and can be used both predicatively and attributively.
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The verbal adjective is the form used in the Celtic languages to express the past participle in passive-like contexts (''The door is shut/Tha an dorus duinte''). These are adjectives derived from verbs, and can be used both predicatively and attributively.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*List of [[Verbal Adjectives]]
 
*List of [[Verbal Adjectives]]
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*[[Verb (definition)]]
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*[[Adjective (definition)]]
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*[[Past Participle (definition)]]
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==External Links==
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*http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAVerbalAdjective.htm
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==References==
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*[[William Lamb|Lamb, William]] (2003) ''Scottish Gaelic''. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa
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[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
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[[Category: Morphology]]
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[[Category: Syntax]]

Latest revision as of 06:40, 17 June 2012

The verbal adjective is the form used in the Celtic languages to express the past participle in passive-like contexts (The door is shut/Tha an dorus duinte). These are adjectives derived from verbs, and can be used both predicatively and attributively.

See Also

External Links

References

  • Lamb, William (2003) Scottish Gaelic. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa