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===Questions and Replies=== | ===Questions and Replies=== | ||
'''Yes-No questions''' are formed by prefixing a simple sentence with the preverbal particle ''a''<sup><small>L</small></sup>. A response is made by repeating the main verb in the relevant person and tense. Negative answers are preceded by ''na''<sup><small>S</small></sup> (''nag'' before vowels). | |||
* ''A aet Laskow sethoun nessav? Aen'' <br /> "Are you going to Glasgow next week? Yes" | |||
* ''A gant-hi in er egloos? Na chant'' <br /> "Did she sing in church? No" | |||
* ''A vidhidh eman avory? Bidhav'' <br /> "Will you be here tomorrow? Yes" | |||
To focus some other part of the sentence, the particle ''ay'' comes at the beginning of a focussed sentence. In response, the words ''ihev'' "yes" or ''nagev'' "no" are used. | |||
* ''Ay Dewidh a dal? Ihev'' <br /> "Is David paying? Yes" | |||
* ''Ay de vamm a guvarvouam? Nagev, mu hwair aidh'' <br /> "Was it your mother we met? No, it was my sister" | |||
'''Wh-Questions''' are formed using the Interrogative Pronouns at the start of a focussed sentence; the type of sentence used depends on the pronoun (see above for details). | |||
* ''Pebeth a vedhidh?'' <br /> "What do you say?" | |||
* ''Puw ay menggis?'' <br /> "Who told him?" | |||
* ''Puw essidh enayth?'' <br /> "Who is there?" | |||
* ''Cud ema i h'archenn?'' <br /> "Where is her shoe?" | |||
* ''Pe vodh em gudhet?'' <br /> "How do you know me?" | |||
'''Negative questions''' (i.e. those phrased to expect a negative answer) are introduced with ''a ne''<sup><small>S</small></sup> (''a ned'' before vowel-initial forms of ''bot/munet''). Responses consist of the main verb repeated in the relevant person and tense. Negative answers are preceded by ''na''<sup><small>S</small></sup> (''nag'' before vowels). | |||
* ''A nem ceridh, a vaban? Na charav'' <br /> "Don't you love me, baby? No" | |||
* ''A ne devou o Dhin Edin? Devou'' <br /> "Didn't he come from Edinburgh? Yes" | |||
* ''A ned aen? Nag aen'' <br /> "Aren't we going? No" | |||
'''Tag questions''' may be formed with the addition of ''ayev?'' "yes?" or ''andev?'' "no?" to the end of a statement. Both may be used with affirmative statements but only ''ayev'' can follow a negative statement. In response ''ihev'' is used to confirm the original statement as true (whether affirmative or negative), ''nagev'' is used to deny the original statement. | |||
* ''Ti trigidh in Evrok Newidh, andev? Ihev'' <br /> "You live in New York, don't you? Yes" (i.e. I live in New York) | |||
* ''Hi addow henoyth, ayev? Nagev'' <br /> "She will come back to night, will she? No" (i.e. She won't come back) | |||
* ''Nem ceridh, ayev? Ihev'' <br /> "You don't love me, do you? No" (i.e. I don't love you) | |||
'''Indirect questions''' are formed with ''a''<sup><small>L</small></sup> "if, whether" followed by a simple sentence or with an interrogative pronoun in a focussed sentence. | |||
* ''Hi erchis a wunn i mamm'' <br /> "She asked if I know her mother" | |||
* ''Oo mennant woobot cu thrigidh'' <br /> "They will want to know where you live" | |||
===Conditional Sentences=== | ===Conditional Sentences=== | ||
===Subordination=== | ===Subordination=== | ||
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