Difference between revisions of "Negation"
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|eil | |eil | ||
|iad | |iad | ||
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|colspan=7|'They are not well.' | |colspan=7|'They are not well.' | ||
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| + | NACH signifies a negative, interrogative clause. | ||
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| + | {| | ||
| + | |''Nach'' | ||
| + | |eil | ||
| + | |iad | ||
| + | |gu math | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |NEG | ||
| + | |are | ||
| + | |they | ||
| + | |well | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |colspan=7|'Are they not well?' | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 18:43, 6 November 2012
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?' | ||||||
