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


The preterite tense, which uses ergative 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 ''xeag'' + L + imperative:


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