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==Constituent order== | |||
The overall syntax of {{PAGENAME}} resembles that of Irish but with more flexibility. | The overall syntax of {{PAGENAME}} resembles that of Irish but with more flexibility. | ||
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}} | }} | ||
==Noun phrase== | |||
===Adjectives=== | |||
Adjectives always follow their head nouns. | Adjectives always follow their head nouns. | ||
===Possessive noun phrases=== | |||
In possessive noun phrases the possessed noun uses the construct form, and the possessor (indefinite or definite) is placed after it. For pronominal possessors, the disjunctive pronoun is used. | In possessive noun phrases the possessed noun uses the construct form, and the possessor (indefinite or definite) is placed after it. For pronominal possessors, the disjunctive pronoun is used. | ||
==Verb phrase== | |||
===Negation=== | |||
*interrogative: {{abbtip|[ɪs]|''is-L''}} | *interrogative: {{abbtip|[ɪs]|''is-L''}} | ||
*negative: {{abbtip|[niː]|''ní''}} | *negative: {{abbtip|[niː]|''ní''}} | ||
==Sentence phrase== | |||
===Predicate nouns and adjectives=== | |||
{{PAGENAME}} is zero-copula, like Hebrew. A predicate adjective is placed before the subject, and the copula pronoun is used. On the other hand, a predicate noun has the "logical subject" placed after the preposition ''de, d'-''. | {{PAGENAME}} is zero-copula, like Hebrew. A predicate adjective is placed before the subject, and the copula pronoun is used. On the other hand, a predicate noun has the "logical subject" placed after the preposition ''de, d'-''. | ||
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:''She is tall.'' | :''She is tall.'' | ||
===Existential sentences=== | |||
===Conjunctions=== | |||
*{{abbtip|[ʔal]|''ar''}}: 'and' | *{{abbtip|[ʔal]|''ar''}}: 'and' | ||
*{{abbtip|[ʁʷˁʉː]|''lú''}}: 'or' | *{{abbtip|[ʁʷˁʉː]|''lú''}}: 'or' | ||
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*{{abbtip|[dɾɪ]|''dli-L''}}: 'when, if' | *{{abbtip|[dɾɪ]|''dli-L''}}: 'when, if' | ||
==Dependent clauses== | |||
===Relative clauses=== | |||
The relativizer is ''ri<sup>N</sup>'' (negative ''ríd''). 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 is ''ri<sup>N</sup>'' (negative ''ríd''). 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. | ||
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:'those who misuse it' | :'those who misuse it' | ||
===Time clauses=== | |||
There are two ways of forming time clauses. | There are two ways of forming time clauses. | ||
===Infinitive clauses=== | |||
Infinitive clauses work like German ''zu''-infinitive clauses in that they are verb-final: the infinitive is used at the end, and the particle ''le-h'' /ʟə/ ('to') is used before the infinitive. | Infinitive clauses work like German ''zu''-infinitive clauses in that they are verb-final: the infinitive is used at the end, and the particle ''le-h'' /ʟə/ ('to') is used before the infinitive. | ||
:'''''Ní róscall fách ná, s'a shuar ríosan le fhlunnach.''''' | :'''''Ní róscall fách ná, s'a shuar ríosan le fhlunnach.''''' | ||
:''I was unable to return to my house.'' | :''I was unable to return to my house.'' | ||
===Ergative clauses=== | |||
[[Category:Tíogall]] | [[Category:Tíogall]] | ||