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| + | In Gaelic, the dependant verb form is used when a verb is accompanied by a function word called a [[Particle (definition)|particle]], which may indicate negation, mood, case, etc. For example. the past tense independent form of the verb [[bi (irregular verb)]] is ''bha'' 'was', but after the particles ''cha'', ''an'' and ''gu'' we get the form ''robh'': ''Cha robh'' | ||
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| + | Dependent form of the regular verb ''ol'', 'to drink' | ||
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| + | {|: | ||
| + | |chan | ||
| + | |ol | ||
| + | |e | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Neg | ||
| + | |drink | ||
| + | |he | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |colspan="3"| 'He will not drink'. | ||
| + | |} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Independent Verb Form (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Verb Inflection]] | ||
| + | *[[Inflection (definition)]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful! | ||
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_and_independent_verb_forms | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_and_independent_verb_forms | ||
*http://www.ilc.cnr.it/EAGLES96/morphsyn/node248.html | *http://www.ilc.cnr.it/EAGLES96/morphsyn/node248.html | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | *Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. | ||
| + | *Matthews, P. H. (1997) ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press. | ||
| + | *[[William Lamb|Lamb, William]] (2003) ''Scottish Gaelic''. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa | ||
[[Category:Technical Definitions]] | [[Category:Technical Definitions]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Syntax]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Morphology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:06, 20 September 2012
In Gaelic, the dependant verb form is used when a verb is accompanied by a function word called a particle, which may indicate negation, mood, case, etc. For example. the past tense independent form of the verb bi (irregular verb) is bha 'was', but after the particles cha, an and gu we get the form robh: Cha robh
Dependent form of the regular verb ol, 'to drink'
| chan | ol | e |
| Neg | drink | he |
| 'He will not drink'. | ||
See Also
External Links
The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_and_independent_verb_forms
- http://www.ilc.cnr.it/EAGLES96/morphsyn/node248.html
References
- Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Lamb, William (2003) Scottish Gaelic. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa
