An Bhlaoighne: Difference between revisions

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The citation form is the imperative:

* ''~~Siann~~!'' 'Build it!'

* ''Sia!'' 'Build it!'

* ''Xe ~~dhsiann~~!'' 'Build them!'

* ''Xe dhsia!'' 'Build them!'

* ''Aoigh!'' 'Run!' (singular)

* ''Xe n-aoigh!'' 'Run, you people!'

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The preterite tense, which uses ergative syntax, is formed with ''cho'' + L + imperative or ''xeag'' + L + imperative:

* ''Cho ~~shiann~~ ab lachnamh'' (The workers built something)

* ''Cho shia ab lachnamh'' (The workers built something)

* ''Xeag ~~shiann~~ ab lachnamh'' (The workers built many things)

* ''Xeag shia ab lachnamh'' (The workers built many things)

* ''Cho ~~shianna~~ an bpairín ab lachnamh'' (The workers built the house)

* ''Cho shiann an bpairín ab lachnamh'' (The workers built the house)

* ''Cho ~~shiannann~~ ab lachnamh'' (The workers built it)

* ''Cho shiann ab lachnamh'' (The workers built it)

* Prescriptively: ''Xeag ~~shiannanna~~ ab lachnamh'' (The workers built them) vs ''Xeag ~~shiannann~~ ab lachnamh'' (The workers built the same thing over and over). However these two forms are often conflated.

* Prescriptively: ''Xeag shianna ab lachnamh'' (The workers built them) vs ''Xeag shianna ab lachnamh'' (The workers built the same thing over and over). However these two forms are often conflated.

==Syntax==

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 The citation form is the imperative:
-* ''Siann!'' 'Build it!'
+* ''Sia!'' 'Build it!'
-* ''Xe dhsiann!'' 'Build them!'
+* ''Xe dhsia!'' 'Build them!'
 * ''Aoigh!'' 'Run!' (singular)
 * ''Xe n-aoigh!'' 'Run, you people!'
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 The preterite tense, which uses ergative syntax, is formed with ''cho'' + L + imperative or ''xeag'' + L + imperative:
-* ''Cho shiann ab lachnamh'' (The workers built something)
+* ''Cho shia ab lachnamh'' (The workers built something)
-* ''Xeag shiann ab lachnamh'' (The workers built many things)
+* ''Xeag shia ab lachnamh'' (The workers built many things)
-* ''Cho shianna an bpairín ab lachnamh'' (The workers built the house)
+* ''Cho shiann an bpairín ab lachnamh'' (The workers built the house)
-* ''Cho shiannann ab lachnamh'' (The workers built it)
+* ''Cho shiann ab lachnamh'' (The workers built it)
-* Prescriptively: ''Xeag shiannanna ab lachnamh'' (The workers built them) vs ''Xeag shiannann ab lachnamh'' (The workers built the same thing over and over). However these two forms are often conflated.
+* Prescriptively: ''Xeag shianna ab lachnamh'' (The workers built them) vs ''Xeag shianna ab lachnamh'' (The workers built the same thing over and over). However these two forms are often conflated.
 ==Syntax==