Verbal
particles 4
We
looked at the use of <a> as the verbal particle with
the preterite (simple past tense) of many verbs.
It
follows the subject of the verb, whether that is a pronoun, such as ev,
hei
or me,
or a noun or name, e.g.
ev a welas he saw
hei a sedhas she sat
me a dheuth I came
It
is also used with <vedh> will be/ shall be, the future tense of boas to be. An adjective, noun, occupation, etc. follows the <a
vedh>, e.g.
ev a vedh he will be
hei a vedh she will be
me a vedh I will be
We
can expand these with appropriate descriptions, e.g.
Ev a vedh da. He will be good.
Hei a vedh teg. She will be
beautiful.
Me a vedh coth. I shall be
old.
Jana a vedh flogh
da. Jane will be a good
child.
Ev a vedh y sira. He will be his
father.
For
a negative statement the verbal particle <a> is replaced by
different particle <na>, which then starts the
sentence. (Some persons need a slight modification of <vedh>.), e.g.
Na vedh hei teg. She will not be
beautiful.
Na vedho vy coth. I shall not be old.
Na vedh Jana flogh
da. Jane will not be a
good child.
Na vedh ev y sira. He will not be his
father.
A
sentence starting with the verb without any verbal particle is a question[1],
though some people do write the verbal particle <a>.
Vedha vy rych? Will I be rich?
Vedh ev lel? Will
he be faithful?
Vedh hei dama dha? Will she be a good
mother?
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