dá + Verbal Noun
Regional Progressive Object Forms
Regional and older progressive constructions can use dá before a verbal noun where the standard-oriented teaching frame uses á: dá dhúnadh. Label this receptive variant and distinguish it from conditional dá.
How It Works
Regional and older progressive constructions can use dá before a verbal noun where the standard-oriented teaching frame uses á: dá dhúnadh. Label this receptive variant and distinguish it from conditional dá.
In some regional and older writing, dá before a verbal noun represents a progressive object construction corresponding to standard-oriented á. Peadar Ua Laoghaire's 1898 explanation distinguishes this ongoing process from an autonomous event and a completed verbal-adjective state. These new examples are labelled receptive regional forms; use á as the default elsewhere in this course.
Examples (3)
- Tá an doras dá dhúnadh.
The door is being closed. (Regional progressive dá.)
- Bhí an leabhar dá léamh.
The book was being read. (Regional progressive dá.)
- Tá an fhuinneog dá dúnadh.
The window is being closed. (Regional progressive dá.)
How It Connects
Learn This First
Recognize standard-oriented á before meeting a labelled regional progressive dá counterpart.
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