Difference between revisions of "A (disambiguation)"
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| − | + | * 'his' [[Person (definition)|third person]] [[Masculine (definition)|masculine]] [[Possessive Pronoun (definition)|possessive pronoun]], when it [[lenition|lenites]] the following noun) (a<sup>L</sup>) | |
| − | + | *'her' [[Person (definition)|third person]] [[Feminine (definition)|feminine]] [[Possessive Pronoun (definition)|possessive pronoun]], when it does not [[lenition|lenite]]]) (a) | |
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| + | ==Prepositional usages== | ||
| + | * 'from' (reduced form of the [[Preposition (definition)|preposition]] [[[Às (preposition)|às]] (out of), usually written with the accent à | ||
| + | * 'to' (reduced form of the [[preposition]] ''do'' (to/of) [[do]]) [[Do (preposition)]] | ||
===Functional usages=== | ===Functional usages=== | ||
| − | + | * 'the' (when spelled with a following apostrophe ''a''' and before a noun exhibiting [[lenition]], this can be the[[Feminine (definition)|feminine]][[Common Case (definition)|common case]] [[Definite (definition)|definite]] [[Determiner (definition)|determiner]]) a<sup>L</sup> [[A' (article)]] | |
| − | + | * 'the' (when spelled with a following apostrophe (a') and before a noun exhibiting [[lenition]], this can be the [[Masculine (definition)|masculine]], [[Genitive Case (definition)|genitive]] [[Definite (definition)|definite]] [[Determiner (definition)|determiner]]) | |
| − | + | * transitive marker in [[non-finite non-finite clauses]], when there is an [[InvertedNominal Inverted Nominal]]: a<sup>L</sup> | |
| − | + | * [[Direct (definition)]] [[Wh-question (definition)|wh]] [[Complementizer (definition)|complementizer]] | |
| − | + | * [[Progressive Aspect (definition)|progressive]] [[Aspect (definition)|aspect]] marker (when before a [[Verbal Noun (definition)|verbal noun]], and marked with an apostrophe. This is a reduced form of the progressive marker <ag> e.g. ''Tha e a' dol'') | |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | *The particle found in [[Wh-question (definition)|wh-questions]] and [[Relative Clause (defiinition)|relative clauses]]: [[A (wh-particle)]] | ||
| + | *(Transitive particle) | ||
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[[Category: Lexical Item]] | [[Category: Lexical Item]] | ||
[[Category: Disambiguation]] | [[Category: Disambiguation]] | ||
Revision as of 08:41, 23 June 2009
Pronominal usages
- 'his' third person masculine possessive pronoun, when it lenites the following noun) (aL)
- 'her' third person feminine possessive pronoun, when it does not lenite]) (a)
Prepositional usages
- 'from' (reduced form of the preposition [[[Às (preposition)|às]] (out of), usually written with the accent à
- 'to' (reduced form of the preposition do (to/of) do) Do (preposition)
Functional usages
- 'the' (when spelled with a following apostrophe a' and before a noun exhibiting lenition, this can be thefemininecommon case definite determiner) aL A' (article)
- 'the' (when spelled with a following apostrophe (a') and before a noun exhibiting lenition, this can be the masculine, genitive definite determiner)
- transitive marker in non-finite non-finite clauses, when there is an InvertedNominal Inverted Nominal: aL
- Direct (definition) wh complementizer
- progressive aspect marker (when before a verbal noun, and marked with an apostrophe. This is a reduced form of the progressive marker <ag> e.g. Tha e a' dol)
See Also
- The particle found in wh-questions and relative clauses: A (wh-particle)
- (Transitive particle)
