An Bhlaoighne: Difference between revisions

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=== Verbs ===

An Bhlaoighne verbs have only 2 principal parts: the verbal noun ~~and~~ the ~~imperative~~.

An Bhlaoighne verbs have only 2 principal parts: the imperative and the verbal noun. Dictionaries cite the verbal noun in the form that follows the definite article ''an''.

xe+N for pluractionality, combines with go to form qe+N

pól, an phólanna = to fall

''xe''+N for pluractionality, combines with go to form ''qe''+N

''Fon lachnamh go dhsianna'' 'the worker builds' (unmarked for pluractionality, but often means the building happens once or to one thing)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Prescriptively: ''~~Xeag~~ shia'''nna''' ab lachnamh'' (The workers built them) vs ''~~Xeag~~ shia'''nn''' ab lachnamh'' (The workers built the same thing over and over). However, people usually say the latter for both senses.

* Prescriptively: ''Xeach shia'''nna''' ab lachnamh'' (The workers built them) vs ''Xeach shia'''nn''' ab lachnamh'' (The workers built the same thing over and over). However, people usually say the latter for both senses.

==Syntax==

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 === Verbs ===
-An Bhlaoighne verbs have only 2 principal parts: the verbal noun and the imperative.
+An Bhlaoighne verbs have only 2 principal parts: the imperative and the verbal noun. Dictionaries cite the verbal noun in the form that follows the definite article ''an''.
-xe+N for pluractionality, combines with go to form qe+N
+ pól, an phólanna = to fall
+''xe''+N for pluractionality, combines with go to form ''qe''+N
 ''Fon lachnamh go dhsianna'' 'the worker builds' (unmarked for pluractionality, but often means the building happens once or to one thing)
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 * ''Xe n-aoigh!'' 'Run, you people!'
-The preterite tense, which uses ergative and VOS syntax, is formed with ''cho'' + L + imperative or ''xeag'' + L + imperative:
+The preterite tense, which uses ergative and VOS syntax, is formed with ''cho'' + L + imperative or ''xeach'' + L + imperative:
 * ''Cho shia ab lachnamh'' (The workers built something)
-* ''Xeag shia ab lachnamh'' (The workers built many things)
+* ''Xeach shia ab lachnamh'' (The workers built many things)
 * ''Cho shia an bpairín ab lachnamh'' (The workers built the house)
 * ''Cho shiann ab lachnamh'' (The workers built it)
-* Prescriptively: ''Xeag shia'''nna''' ab lachnamh'' (The workers built them) vs ''Xeag shia'''nn''' ab lachnamh'' (The workers built the same thing over and over). However, people usually say the latter for both senses.
+* Prescriptively: ''Xeach shia'''nna''' ab lachnamh'' (The workers built them) vs ''Xeach shia'''nn''' ab lachnamh'' (The workers built the same thing over and over). However, people usually say the latter for both senses.
 ==Syntax==