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* 'to' (reduced form of the [[preposition]] ''do'' (to/of) [[do]]) [[Do (preposition)]] | * 'to' (reduced form of the [[preposition]] ''do'' (to/of) [[do]]) [[Do (preposition)]] | ||
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* '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[[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]]) | * '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 [[ | + | * [[Transitive (definition)|transitive]]] marker in [[Non-finite (definition)|non-finite clauses]], when there is an [[Inverted Nominal|inverted nominal]]: a<sup>L</sup> |
* [[Direct (definition)]] [[Wh-question (definition)|wh]] [[Complementizer (definition)|complementizer]] | * [[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'') | * [[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'') | ||
Revision as of 08:42, 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 clauses, when there is an 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)
