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| − | * | + | * 'his' [[Person (definition)|third person]] [[Masculine (definition)|masculine]] [[Possessive Pronoun (definition)|possessive pronoun]], when it [[lenition|lenites]] the following noun) (a<sup>L</sup>) |
| − | *a ( | + | *'her' [[Person (definition)|third person]] [[Feminine (definition)|feminine]] [[Possessive Pronoun (definition)|possessive pronoun]], when it does not [[lenition|lenite]]]) (a) |
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| − | *a<sup>L</sup>( | + | ==Prepositional usages== |
| − | *'' | + | * 'from' (reduced form of the [[Preposition (definition)|preposition]] [[Às (preposition)|às]] (out of), usually written with the accent à |
| − | * | + | * 'to' (reduced form of the [[preposition]] ''do'' (to/of) [[do]]) [[Do (preposition)]] |
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| + | ==Functional usages== | ||
| + | * 'the' (when spelled with a following apostrophe ''a''' and before a noun exhibiting [[lenition]], this can be the [[Feminine (definition)|feminine]] [[Common Case (definition)|common case]] [[Definite (definition)|definite]] [[Determiner (definition)|determiner]]) a<sup>L</sup> [[A' (article)]] | ||
| + | * 'the' (when spelled with a following apostrophe (a') and before a noun exhibiting [[lenition]], this can be the [[Masculine (definition)|masculine]], [[Genitive Case (definition)|genitive]] [[Definite (definition)|definite]] [[Determiner (definition)|determiner]]) | ||
| + | * [[Transitive (definition)|transitive]]] marker in [[Non-finite (definition)|non-finite clauses]], when there is an [[Inverted Nominal|inverted nominal]]: a<sup>L</sup> [[A (transitive marker)]] | ||
| + | * [[Infinitive (definition)|Infinitive]] or [[Purpose Clause (definition)|purpose clause]] marker, where there is '''no''' [[Inverted Nominal|inverted nominal]]: a <sup>L</sup>/a dh', [[A (infinitive marker)]] | ||
| + | *[[Wh-question (definition)|wh]] [[Complementizer (definition)|complementizer]] | ||
| + | * [[Progressive Aspect (definition)|progressive]]/[[Imperfective Aspect (definition)|imperfective]] [[Aspect (definition)|aspect]] marker (when before a [[Verbal Noun (definition)|verbal noun]], and marked with an apostrophe. This is a reduced form of the progressive marker ''ag'' e.g. ''Tha e a' dol''): [[A' (aspect marker)]] | ||
[[Category: Lexical Item]] | [[Category: Lexical Item]] | ||
[[Category: Disambiguation]] | [[Category: Disambiguation]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:56, 17 June 2012
Pronominal usages
- 'his' third person masculine possessive pronoun, when it lenites the following noun) (aL)
- 'her' third person feminine possessive pronoun, when it does not lenite]) (a)
Prepositional usages
- 'from' (reduced form of the preposition às (out of), usually written with the accent à
- 'to' (reduced form of the preposition do (to/of) do) Do (preposition)
Functional usages
- 'the' (when spelled with a following apostrophe a' and before a noun exhibiting lenition, this can be the feminine common case definite determiner) aL A' (article)
- 'the' (when spelled with a following apostrophe (a') and before a noun exhibiting lenition, this can be the masculine, genitive definite determiner)
- transitive] marker in non-finite clauses, when there is an inverted nominal: aL A (transitive marker)
- Infinitive or purpose clause marker, where there is no inverted nominal: a L/a dh', A (infinitive marker)
- wh complementizer
- progressive/imperfective aspect marker (when before a verbal noun, and marked with an apostrophe. This is a reduced form of the progressive marker ag e.g. Tha e a' dol): A' (aspect marker)
