Demonstratives

Demonstratives

Demonstratives in Gaelic can take the form of (a) demonstrative adjectives, (b) demonstrative pronouns, or (c) demonstrative adverbs. Demonstrative adjectives pattern similarly to other adjectives in Scottish Gaelic in that they modify a noun and succeed it in the sentence. Demonstrative pronouns behave in a similar fashion to their pronoun counterparts. The behavior of demonstrative adjectives is the most exceptional of the demonstratives in that they mark a difference between adverbs of location (I am here) versus adverbs of motion (I went there).