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==Necessity== | ==Necessity== | ||
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|colspan="6"|Calum needs to go | |colspan="6"|Calum needs to go | ||
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| + | (3) | ||
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| + | |Feumaidh||Daidhidh||am||balach||a||bhualadh. | ||
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| + | |must||David||the||boy||Tran||strike.vn | ||
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| + | |colspan="6"|'David must strike the boy.' | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | (4) | ||
| + | {| | ||
| + | |Is||còir||do||Iain||an||leabhar||a||cheannach. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |cop.pres||right||to||John.dat||the.sm||book.sm||Tran||buy.vn | ||
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| + | |colspan="6"|'John should buy the book.' (MacAulay 1992) | ||
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| + | |Dh'fhaodinn||ithe. | ||
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| + | |might.1s||eat.vn | ||
| + | |+ | ||
| + | |colspan="6"|'I might eat.' | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | (3) | ||
| + | {| | ||
| + | |Dh'fhaodadh||tu||ithe. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |might||you(sg)||eat.vn | ||
| + | |+ | ||
| + | |colspan="6"|'You might eat.' | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | (4) | ||
| + | {| | ||
| + | |Is||dòcha||nach||do||cheannaich||Iain||an||leabhar. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |cop.pres||possible||Neg.Comp||to||buy.pst||John||the.sm||book.sm | ||
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| + | |colspan="6"|'It is possible that John didn't buy the book.' (MacAulay 1992) | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | ==Ability== | ||
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(1) | (1) | ||
{| | {| | ||
| − | | | + | |'S||urrainn||dhomh||ithe. |
| + | |- | ||
| + | |cop.pres||ability||for.1s||eat.vn | ||
| + | |+ | ||
| + | |colspan="6"|'I can eat.' | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | (2) | ||
| + | {| | ||
| + | |'S||urrainn||do||Bhob||ithe. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | |cop.pres||ability||for||Bob||eat.vn |
|+ | |+ | ||
| − | |colspan="6"|' | + | |colspan="6"|'Bob can eat.' |
|} | |} | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_verb Modal verb from Wikipedia] | ||
[[Category: Syntax]] | [[Category: Syntax]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:02, 21 November 2013
Necessity
Tha+feum+aig+subject+air+N or V
(1)
| Tha | feum | aig | Calum | air | biadh | ||||||
| be.pres | need | at | Calum | on | food | Calum needs food | |||||
(2)
| Tha | feum | aig | Calum | air | dol | ||||||
| be.pres | need | at | Calum | on | go.vn | Calum needs to go | |||||
(3)
| Feumaidh | Daidhidh | am | balach | a | bhualadh. | ||||||
| must | David | the | boy | Tran | strike.vn | 'David must strike the boy.' | |||||
(4)
| Is | còir | do | Iain | an | leabhar | a | cheannach. | ||||||
| cop.pres | right | to | John.dat | the.sm | book.sm | Tran | buy.vn | 'John should buy the book.' (MacAulay 1992) | |||||
Possibility
(1)
| Faodaidh | Daidhidh | Iain | a | bhualadh. | ||||||
| may | David | John | Tran | strike.vn | 'David may hit Ian.' | |||||
(2)
| Dh'fhaodinn | ithe. | ||||||
| might.1s | eat.vn | 'I might eat.' | |||||
(3)
| Dh'fhaodadh | tu | ithe. | ||||||
| might | you(sg) | eat.vn | 'You might eat.' | |||||
(4)
| Is | dòcha | nach | do | cheannaich | Iain | an | leabhar. | ||||||
| cop.pres | possible | Neg.Comp | to | buy.pst | John | the.sm | book.sm | 'It is possible that John didn't buy the book.' (MacAulay 1992) | |||||
Ability
(1)
| 'S | urrainn | dhomh | ithe. | ||||||
| cop.pres | ability | for.1s | eat.vn | 'I can eat.' | |||||
(2)
| 'S | urrainn | do | Bhob | ithe. | ||||||
| cop.pres | ability | for | Bob | eat.vn | 'Bob can eat.' | |||||
