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NA signifies a negative imperative sentence.
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{|
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|Na
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|ith
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|NEG
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|eat.imp
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|colspan="7"|'Don't eat!'
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==Constituent Negation==
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The prepositions ''gun'' and ''as aonais'' are used to negate certain constituents:
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{|
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|duine
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|gun
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|chiall
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|a man
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|NEG
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|sense
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|colspan=7|'a man without sense'
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|}
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{|
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|as aonais
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|nan
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|each
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|-
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|NEG
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|the
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|horses
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|-
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|colspan=7|'without the horses'
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==Double Negatives==

Latest revision as of 17:37, 11 November 2013

Negation in Scottish Gaelic can occur at the clausal level, the constituent level, or at the word level.

Sentential Negation

At the sentence level, a negative particle precedes the entire clause:


CHAN signifies a negative, declarative clause.

Chan eil iad gu math
NEG are they well
'They are not well.'


NACH signifies a negative, interrogative clause.

Nach eil iad gu math
NEG are they well
'Are they not well?'


NA signifies a negative imperative sentence.

Na ith
NEG eat.imp
'Don't eat!'

Constituent Negation

The prepositions gun and as aonais are used to negate certain constituents:

duine gun chiall
a man NEG sense
'a man without sense'


as aonais nan each
NEG the horses
'without the horses'

Double Negatives

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