Fifth Linguifex Relay/Tíogall (Retranslation): Difference between revisions

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*''ar'' + VERB.VN-CONST + SUBJECT is a time clause: "upon SUBJECT's VERB-ing" or "when SUBJECT VERBs".
*''ar'' + VERB.VN-CONST + SUBJECT is a time clause: "upon SUBJECT's VERB-ing" or "when SUBJECT VERBs".
*''ar'' + SUBJECT + ''le'' + VERB.VN means "SUBJECT must VERB".
*''ar'' + SUBJECT + ''le'' + VERB.VN means "SUBJECT must VERB".
*VERB.VN + VERB + SUBJECT is an emphatic construction meaning "SUBJECT [surely, definitely] VERBs". A clause in this form can also have a concessive force.
*VERB.VN + VERB + SUBJECT is an emphatic construction meaning "SUBJECT [surely, definitely] VERBs", with a distinct literary flavor. A clause in this form can also have a concessive force.
*The future is used in time clauses, when the condition holds at or up to some point in time in the future.
*The future is used in time clauses, when the condition holds at or up to some point in time in the future.
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