Difference between revisions of "Modality"
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| − | | | + | |Faodaidh||Daidhidh||Iain||a||bhualadh. |
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| − | | | + | |may||David||John||Tran||strike.vn |
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| − | |colspan="6"| | + | |colspan="6"|'David may hit Ian.' |
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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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[[Category: Syntax]] | [[Category: Syntax]] | ||
Revision as of 05:50, 18 November 2013
Necessity
Tha+feum+aig+subject+air+N or V
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| Tha | feum | aig | Calum | air | biadh | ||||||
| be.pres | need | at | Calum | on | food | Calum needs food | |||||
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| Tha | feum | aig | Calum | air | dol | ||||||
| be.pres | need | at | Calum | on | go.vn | Calum needs to go | |||||
Possibility
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| Faodaidh | Daidhidh | Iain | a | bhualadh. | ||||||
| may | David | John | Tran | strike.vn | 'David may hit Ian.' | |||||
Obligation
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| Feumaidh | Daidhidh | am | balach | a | bhualadh. | ||||||
| must | David | the | boy | Tran | strike.vn | 'David must strike the boy.' | |||||
