Modality
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[hide]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 | |||||
Possibility
(1)
| Faodaidh | Daidhidh | Iain | a | bhualadh. | |
| may | David | John | Tran | strike.vn | |
| 'David may hit Ian.' | |||||
Obligation
(1)
| Feumaidh | Daidhidh | am | balach | a | bhualadh. |
| must | David | the | boy | Tran | strike.vn |
| 'David must strike the boy.' | |||||
