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* <small>1. Usually, if the verb begins with a vowel, the negation ''ne'' is procliticised onto the verb, e.g. '''''an'''úidannad an tódh?'' 'Don't they know that?' and loses stress.</small> | * <small>1. Usually, if the verb begins with a vowel, the negation ''ne'' is procliticised onto the verb, e.g. '''''an'''úidannad an tódh?'' 'Don't they know that?' and loses stress.</small> | ||
* <small>2. e.g ''ca'' 'and, also', ''an'' 'question particle'. </small> | * <small>2. e.g. ''ca'' 'and, also', ''an'' 'question particle'. </small> | ||
* <small>3. e.g past tense participle, future II participle, etc. </small> | * <small>3. e.g. past tense participle, future II participle, etc. </small> | ||
The bare building block needed for an intransitive sentence is the verb with the subject as an optional component. For sentences with a transitive verb, a direct object is required. | The bare building block needed for an intransitive sentence is the verb with the subject as an optional component. For sentences with a transitive verb, a direct object is required. | ||
In actual speech, word order may vary slightly, a bit freer than say English, as words are inflected for case and verbs may be marked for person thus permitting such variations such as verb-subject-object. | In actual speech, word order may vary slightly, a bit freer than say English, as words are inflected for case and verbs may be marked for person thus permitting such variations such as verb-subject-object. | ||
====Questions==== | ====Questions==== | ||