Re: Celtic Languages, Atlantic fringe, William Knox & Y Lolfa

On Jul 18, 11:16 pm, knoxwill...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
If you are interested in the Celtic languages as they are today,
please check out my link:

http://www.williamknox.net

Pan-Celtic Phrasebook link:

http://www.williamknox.net/book.htm

williamknox.net

William Knox

You also give "is fuath orm é" as an alternative to "is fuath liom é"
= "I hate it". To me that reeks of a typical learner's
misunderstanding of how Irish works. Probably you or whoever has
provided you with information on Irish has confused it with "is beag
orm é" = "I don't like it", which is more or less the only copula
construction of this sort I can think of which has "is...ar". Usually
these constructions have either the preposition "le", if they are
about subjective judgments, and "do", if they are about more objective
circumstances.

Cf.

"Is féidir liom é a dhéanamh" = "I can do it" (because I have the
knowledge and skills)
"Is féidir dom é a dhéanamh" = "I can do it" (I might well do, because
there are no external circumstances preventing me, no reasons why I
shouldn't)

"Is eagal liom é" = "I am afraid of it"
"Is eagal dom é" = "it is dangerous to me"
"Ní aithreach leat, ach is aithreach duit" (Seán Bán Mac Meanman) =
"You don't regret it, but you damn well should!"
.

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