Difference between revisions of "A (disambiguation)"
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| − | *The feminine common case [[article]] a<sup>L</sup> [[ | + | *The feminine common case [[article]] a<sup>L</sup> [[A (article)]] |
| − | *The particle found in [[Wh-question (definition)|wh-questions]] and [[Relative Clause (defiinition)|relative clauses]]: [[ | + | *The particle found in [[Wh-question (definition)|wh-questions]] and [[Relative Clause (defiinition)|relative clauses]]: [[A (wh-particle)]] |
*a (Feminine Possessive Pronoun) | *a (Feminine Possessive Pronoun) | ||
*a<sup>L</sup>(Transitive particle) | *a<sup>L</sup>(Transitive particle) | ||
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*''a'' a reduced form of the preposition do 'to'/'of' [[Do (preposition)]] | *''a'' a reduced form of the preposition do 'to'/'of' [[Do (preposition)]] | ||
*The preposition à/às meaning "out of" [[Às (preposition)]] | *The preposition à/às meaning "out of" [[Às (preposition)]] | ||
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| + | **'a' can mean (among other things):** | ||
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| + | ===Pronominal usages=== | ||
| + | - 'his' ([[third]] [[person]] [[masculine]] [[posspron possessive pronoun]], when it [[lenition lenites]] the following noun) (a""<sup>L"") | ||
| + | - 'her' ([[third]] [[person]] [[feminine]] [[posspron possessive pronoun]], when it does not [[lenition lenites]]]) (a) | ||
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| + | ===Prepositional usages=== | ||
| + | - 'from' (reduced form of the [[preposition]] [[as às]], usually with the accent à) | ||
| + | - 'to' (reduced form of the [[preposition]] [[do]]) | ||
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| + | ===Functional usages=== | ||
| + | - 'the' (when spelled with a following apostrophe a' and before a noun exhibiting [[lenition]], this can be the [[feminine]] [[commoncase common case]] [[definite]] [[determiner]]) | ||
| + | - '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]] | ||
| + | - [[direct]] [[wh]] [[complementizer]] | ||
| + | - progressive aspect marker (when before a [[verbalnoun verbal noun]], and marked with an apostrophe. This is a reduced form of the progressive marker <ag> e.g. ''Tha e a' dol'') | ||
[[Category: Lexical Item]] | [[Category: Lexical Item]] | ||
[[Category: Disambiguation]] | [[Category: Disambiguation]] | ||
Revision as of 11:25, 13 May 2009
- The feminine common case article aL A (article)
- The particle found in wh-questions and relative clauses: A (wh-particle)
- a (Feminine Possessive Pronoun)
- aL(Transitive particle)
- aL(Masculine Possessive Pronoun)
- a a reduced form of the preposition do 'to'/'of' Do (preposition)
- The preposition à/às meaning "out of" Às (preposition)
- 'a' can mean (among other things):**
Pronominal usages
- 'his' (third person masculine posspron possessive pronoun, when it lenition lenites the following noun) (a""L"") - 'her' (third person feminine posspron possessive pronoun, when it does not lenition lenites]) (a)
Prepositional usages
- 'from' (reduced form of the preposition as às, usually with the accent à) - 'to' (reduced form of the preposition do)
Functional usages
- 'the' (when spelled with a following apostrophe a' and before a noun exhibiting lenition, this can be the feminine commoncase common case definite determiner) - '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 - direct wh complementizer - progressive aspect marker (when before a verbalnoun verbal noun, and marked with an apostrophe. This is a reduced form of the progressive marker <ag> e.g. Tha e a' dol)
