Difference between revisions of "Adverbs"
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| − | non-inflected | + | Adverbs in Gaelic can be formed by using the inflectional morpheme 'gu'. However, many Adverbs in Gaelic are non-inflected, and thus occur as fixed phrases. |
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| − | + | ==Non-inflected Adverbs== | |
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| − | + | ==Manner Adverbs== | |
| − | Degree | + | ==Adverbs with 'gu'== |
| + | Largest Group, Adjvective + gu = adverb | ||
| + | :{| | ||
| + | |Thuirt | ||
| + | |Seamus | ||
| + | |ris | ||
| + | |'''gu''' | ||
| + | |'''fuar''' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |say-PAST | ||
| + | |Seamus | ||
| + | |to him | ||
| + | |ADV | ||
| + | |cold | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |colspan="3"| 'Seamus said coldly.' | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | mor > gu mor | ||
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| + | great/ large > greatly | ||
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| + | can take intensifiers "gle" (very), and "ro"'extremely: | ||
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| + | Largest Group, Adjvective + gu = adverb | ||
| + | :{| | ||
| + | |Thuirt | ||
| + | |Seamus | ||
| + | |ris | ||
| + | |'''gu''' | ||
| + | |'''gle''' | ||
| + | |'''fuar''' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |say-PAST | ||
| + | |Seamus | ||
| + | |to him | ||
| + | |ADV | ||
| + | |very | ||
| + | |cold | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |colspan="3"| 'Seamus said very coldly.' | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | |||
| + | ==Time Adverbs== | ||
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| + | ==Direction and Location== | ||
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| + | ==Degree== | ||
[[Category: Syntax]] | [[Category: Syntax]] | ||
Revision as of 11:42, 10 September 2012
Adverbs in Gaelic can be formed by using the inflectional morpheme 'gu'. However, many Adverbs in Gaelic are non-inflected, and thus occur as fixed phrases.
Contents
Non-inflected Adverbs
Manner Adverbs
Adverbs with 'gu'
Largest Group, Adjvective + gu = adverb
Thuirt Seamus ris gu fuar say-PAST Seamus to him ADV cold 'Seamus said coldly.'
mor > gu mor
great/ large > greatly
can take intensifiers "gle" (very), and "ro"'extremely:
Largest Group, Adjvective + gu = adverb
Thuirt Seamus ris gu gle fuar say-PAST Seamus to him ADV very cold 'Seamus said very coldly.'
