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- Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:22 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Why is it "Càit' a bheil" and not "Càit' a tha"?
- Replies: 9
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Re: Why is it "Càit' a bheil" and not "Càit' a tha"?
Tapadh leibh, akerbeltz! That's exactly what I'm looking for
- Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:43 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Why is it "Càit' a bheil" and not "Càit' a tha"?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 104478
Re: Why is it "Càit' a bheil" and not "Càit' a tha"?
Oh! That's also a really good point, Níall Beag. I entirely missed that there was that connection.
- Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:41 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Why is it "Càit' a bheil" and not "Càit' a tha"?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 104478
Re: Why is it "Càit' a bheil" and not "Càit' a tha"?
Yeah, and at this point my brain jumps straight to using a/an/am without really thinking. I'm was curious since the form follows the same pattern as the prepositional relative phrase, e.g. Seo an taigh anns a bheil mi -- This is the house in which I am. I don't know much about Irish but I was able t...
- Mon Nov 16, 2020 11:28 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Why is it "Càit' a bheil" and not "Càit' a tha"?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 104478
Why is it "Càit' a bheil" and not "Càit' a tha"?
Hi all, I got into a discussion today trying to figure out why the interrogative pronoun "Càite" does not follow the same pattern as the others, by taking the relative form of the verb. This was made all the more confusing when we realized that there is a least on song that goes "Cia ...