Fifth Linguifex Relay/Tíogall (Retranslation): Difference between revisions

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 <poem>
-When a man gives praise and thanks, let him do so again and again!
+When a man gives praise and thanks, let him do so repeatedly!
 Die he will one day,
 but he must have faith that leaves can sprout from barren soil.
-For the gods are ever actively present,
+For the spirit-complex is ever actively present,
 so long as it dawns and dusks, and so long as time passes.
-<small>Tomhsásuħus, Tamer of Dogs
+<small>towsaʔsuhus, Tamer of Dogs
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 | ''arfás, arfásaigh, arfásín, arfástaigh, arfáiste'' || ''v'' || be ready ||
 |-
-| ''Saichte'' || ''m (singulare tantum)'' || the gods ||
+| ''Saichte'' || ''m'' || spirit-complex in nature||
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 | ''gúine'' || ''adv'' || always ||
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 *''ar'' + VERB.VN-CONST + SUBJECT is a time clause: "upon SUBJECT's VERB-ing" or "when SUBJECT VERBs".
 *''ar'' + SUBJECT + ''le'' + VERB.VN means "SUBJECT must VERB".
-*VERB.VN + VERB + SUBJECT is an emphatic construction meaning "SUBJECT [surely, definitely] VERBs". A clause in this form can also have a concessive force.
+*VERB.VN + VERB + SUBJECT is an emphatic construction meaning "SUBJECT [surely, definitely] VERBs", with a distinct literary flavor. A clause in this form can also have a concessive force.
 *The future is used in time clauses, when the condition holds at or up to some point in time in the future.