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The negative particle ''chă'' (from the Old Irish preverb ''nícon·'', like Scottish Gaelic ''cha(n)'') becomes ''chn-'' before a vowel: ''chă tel'' 'doesn't like', ''chn-efșăr'' 'can't'. | The negative particle ''chă'' (from the Old Irish preverb ''nícon·'', like Scottish Gaelic ''cha(n)'') becomes ''chn-'' before a vowel: ''chă tel'' 'doesn't like', ''chn-efșăr'' 'can't'. | ||
Note that ''mă | Note that ''mă năch'' 'if not (real)' or ''năn năch'' 'if not (irreal)' is used where Irish would use ''mura''. The two senses of the Irish conjunction ''nach'' (NEG.COMP or NEG.REL) are also distinguished: ''gu năch'' (complementizer) and ''ă năch'' (relativizer). | ||
* t' e ă(g) = present progressive (to becomes t' before a vowel) | * t' e ă(g) = present progressive (to becomes t' before a vowel) | ||