Dative or Nominative
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:45 pm
Quick question on why I was wrong to put something in the nominative. Two examples:
1. Lovely Day (It is a lovely day in X)
1.1 'S e latha brèagha a th' ann ann am Port Righ
1.2 'S e latha brèagha a th' ann anns an Eilean Sgitheanach
Place names in Dative form as they follow "in". Dative shift only noticeable for The Isle of Skye as Portree doesn't have a definite article.
2. Lovely Place (X is a lovely place)
2.1 'S e àite brèagha a th' ann am Port Righ
2.2 'S e àite brèagha a th' anns an t-Eilean Sgitheanach
I left the place names in nominative form as I didn't think they were following a simple preposition. However, 2.2 was corrected to:
S e àite brèagha a th' anns an Eilean Sgitheanach
I'm not clear why this correction was made. What preposition is The Isle of Skye following in 2.2?
1. Lovely Day (It is a lovely day in X)
1.1 'S e latha brèagha a th' ann ann am Port Righ
1.2 'S e latha brèagha a th' ann anns an Eilean Sgitheanach
Place names in Dative form as they follow "in". Dative shift only noticeable for The Isle of Skye as Portree doesn't have a definite article.
2. Lovely Place (X is a lovely place)
2.1 'S e àite brèagha a th' ann am Port Righ
2.2 'S e àite brèagha a th' anns an t-Eilean Sgitheanach
I left the place names in nominative form as I didn't think they were following a simple preposition. However, 2.2 was corrected to:
S e àite brèagha a th' anns an Eilean Sgitheanach
I'm not clear why this correction was made. What preposition is The Isle of Skye following in 2.2?