Difference between revisions of "Modality"
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Latest revision as of 05:02, 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.' | |||||
