Ceist mu "if ..."

[iolair]

Hello,

How do say "If you can ..." and "If you cannot ..." using the urrainn do plus person phrasing? Is it still done with ma tha / mur eil ?

Thanks.

[Seonaidh]

Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani? Or, in other words, one has been extensively here before.

Urrainn - fhad 's a tha fios agam, cha chleachdar seo ach le formaichean cudthromach "a bhidh", mar "is", "bu" is air adhart. "Is urrainn dhomh" = "it's possible for me". So, definitely no "ma tha" no "mura h-eil" an sin.

[iolair]

I know you use "is" with urrainn, so I get this much:

" 'S urrainn dhut ..." is "You are able ..."

" Chan urrainn dhut ... " is "You are not able ..."

But how do you express "If you are able..." and "If you are not able ..." ?

[Stìophan]

Hello,

How do say "If you can ..." and "If you cannot ..." using the urrainn do plus person phrasing? Is it still done with ma tha / mur eil ?

Thanks.

You would use ma 's urrainn do.../mur an urrainn do ...

[iolair]

Mòran taing, Stìophan,

That's exactly what I was looking for.