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The complementizer is ''mha''; complement clauses, by default, are VSO and have no topic. | The complementizer is ''mha''; complement clauses, by default, are VSO and have no topic. | ||
:'''''Linn càid mha dheàmha | :'''''Linn càid mha dheàmha an saobh ri Praimhìn am an smodh.''''' | ||
:''I know that Praimhìn's dog ate the bone.'' | :''I know that Praimhìn's dog ate the bone.'' | ||
It is not impossible to topicalize in a complement clause however: | It is not impossible to topicalize in a complement clause however: | ||
:'''''Ducnanna mha | :'''''Ducnanna mha'n Tìdhseamh lac nòs as Somhàramh lac nuighil.''''' | ||
:''I think | :''I think Tizian is easy whereas Sowaár is hard.'' | ||
One can also use ''le'' + subject to introduce a complement clause: | One can also use ''le'' + subject to introduce a complement clause: | ||
:'''''Thobha Aladh liù am | :'''''Thobha Aladh liù am crìgh.''''' | ||
:''Aladh said he had gone.'' | :''Aladh said he had gone.'' | ||