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Revision as of 09:35, 15 October 2009
- Main article Copula
Definition
A copula is a functional word used to connect the subject to a predicate. In Gaelic it is typically used with nominal predicates like "I am the man" and in cleft constructions. In English, the copula is typically the verb be and its variants (is, am, are, was, were, etc). In Gaelic, there are two verbs that translate as be. One is Bi (irregular verb) and the other is the copula
Examples
- Cò thusa
- Is mise Mòrag
- An tusa Ealasaid
- Cha mhise Ealasaid
- Chan ise Peigi
Gaelic examples taken from Fisher (2004)
See Also
External Links
References
Fisher, Muriel (2004) Scottish Gaelic: Level 1. Each-Mara Publications
Copula from Wikipedia
