An diofar eadar na mùthaidhean a rinneadh air "Genitives and Possessives"
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− | For a change, things are going to be quite straightforward. | + | For a change, things are going to be quite straightforward. This is about what happens when you get a possessive pronoun between two nouns. |
− | We all know what happens when the definite article comes between two | + | We all know what happens when the definite article comes between two nouns - the article and the second noun appear in the genitive, for example: |
− | Taigh nan Cumantan | + | {| style="width: 25%;" border="0" align="center" |
− | The House of Commons | + | |- |
+ | | <span style="color: #008000;">Taigh nan Cumantan</span> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |The House of Commons | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | But what happens when we get a noun phrase that involves a possessive such as | + | But what happens when we get a noun phrase that involves a possessive such as "the house of my mother"? The same thing really: |
− | taigh mo mhàthar | + | {| style="width: 25%;" border="0" align="center" |
− | my | + | |- |
+ | | <span style="color: #008000;">taigh mo mhàthar</span> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | my mother's house | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | And this is where life gets easier for a change. | + | And this is where life gets easier, for a change. You probably remember that a verbal noun is followed by the genitive - if it's a definite noun, for example: |
− | a' dèanamh aran | + | {| style="width: 25%;" border="0" align="center" |
− | making bread | + | |- |
+ | | <span style="color: #008000;">a' dèanamh aran</span> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | making bread | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | <span style="color: #008000;">a' briseadh an dorais</span> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | breaking the door | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | a' | + | Traditionally, because verbal nouns like <span style="color: #008000;">dèanamh</span> are grammatically nouns, any noun following a verbal noun would have to be in the genitive, for example, <span style="color: #008000;">a' dèanamh arain</span>. But this usage today is definitely 'marked' - meaning that it's so old fashioned that nobody uses it in spoken Gaelic, although a few people use it in very high register texts. So a definite no-no for text messages and letters of complaint to <span style="color: #008000;">An Comann Gàidhealach</span> because their website hardly has any Gaelic. |
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− | + | But what does this have to do with possessives? Well, you can have a possessive after a verbal noun - and this is where you're in luck because it doesn't require the genitive: | |
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− | a' bualadh mo mhàthair | + | | <span style="color: #008000;">a' bualadh mo mhàthair</span> |
− | beating my mother | + | |- |
− | + | | beating my mother | |
− | a' moladh do thaigh | + | |- |
− | praising your house | + | | <span style="color: #008000;">a' moladh do thaigh</span> |
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− | Sin agad e! | + | | praising your house |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | <span style="color: #008000;">Sin agad e!</span> | ||
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Am mùthadh mu dheireadh on 04:05, 25 dhen Iuchar 2013
For a change, things are going to be quite straightforward. This is about what happens when you get a possessive pronoun between two nouns.
We all know what happens when the definite article comes between two nouns - the article and the second noun appear in the genitive, for example:
Taigh nan Cumantan |
The House of Commons |
But what happens when we get a noun phrase that involves a possessive such as "the house of my mother"? The same thing really:
taigh mo mhàthar |
my mother's house |
And this is where life gets easier, for a change. You probably remember that a verbal noun is followed by the genitive - if it's a definite noun, for example:
a' dèanamh aran |
making bread |
a' briseadh an dorais |
breaking the door |
Traditionally, because verbal nouns like dèanamh are grammatically nouns, any noun following a verbal noun would have to be in the genitive, for example, a' dèanamh arain. But this usage today is definitely 'marked' - meaning that it's so old fashioned that nobody uses it in spoken Gaelic, although a few people use it in very high register texts. So a definite no-no for text messages and letters of complaint to An Comann Gàidhealach because their website hardly has any Gaelic.
But what does this have to do with possessives? Well, you can have a possessive after a verbal noun - and this is where you're in luck because it doesn't require the genitive:
a' bualadh mo mhàthair |
beating my mother |
a' moladh do thaigh |
praising your house |
Sin agad e!
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