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===Modal constructions=== | ===Modal constructions=== | ||
*'' | *''ar'' + X = "X must/has to" (lit. it is on X) | ||
*''oith go'' + X = "X may"/"it is permissible for X" (lit. it goes through with X) | *''oith go'' + X = "X may"/"it is permissible for X" (lit. it goes through with X) | ||
*''geil'' + X = "X wants" (lit. it is away from X) | *''geil'' + X = "X wants" (lit. it is away from X) | ||
*''le'' + X + ''siarna'' = "X needs" (lit. X has a need) | *''le'' + X + ''siarna'' = "X needs" (lit. X has a need) | ||
===Wh-questions=== | ===Wh-questions=== | ||
Who- and what-questions use cleft constructions, using the interrogative in conjunction with a relative clause describing it. | Who- and what-questions use cleft constructions, using the interrogative in conjunction with a relative clause describing it. | ||