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The relativizer ''ri<sup>N</sup>'' (negative ''rint'') is used for restrictive relative clauses. A resumptive pronoun may be used when the head is not the subject of the relative clause, and is mandatory when the head is a prepositional object or a possessor. | The relativizer ''ri<sup>N</sup>'' (negative ''rint'') is used for restrictive relative clauses. A resumptive pronoun may be used when the head is not the subject of the relative clause, and is mandatory when the head is a prepositional object or a possessor. | ||
Verbs in relative clauses may be placed anywhere within the relative clause, subject to the constraint that the verb and (syntactic) subject may not be separated unless the | Verbs in relative clauses may be placed anywhere within the relative clause, subject to the constraint that the verb and (syntactic) subject may not be separated unless the head of the relative clause is the subject. If the head of the relative clause is its subject, then the verb is mutated or inflected like an adjective. Otherwise, the relativizer ''ri-N'' is used. | ||
If the head of the relative clause is its subject, then the verb is | |||
A non-restrictive relative clause is marked with a pause (rendered as a dash "–") before the relative clause. | A non-restrictive relative clause is marked with a pause (rendered as a dash "–") before the relative clause. | ||
Nominalized relative clauses use ''cuar | Nominalized relative clauses use ''cuar'' 'those' | ||
:'''''cuar | :'''''cuar mímhaoghadh ú''''' | ||
:'those who misuse it' | :'those who misuse it' | ||