Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 11:26:04 +0100
From: Colin Mark <[email protected]>
Subject: Tip of the Week 25 - mòran is beagan is
Tip of the Week 25
There is still another way in which mòran and
beagan may be used, and
that is to express much more than and a little more than. e.g.
Chan urrainn dhuinn mòran is tuaiream a thoirt seachad.
We cannot do much more than hazard a guess.
Cha robh e ach beagan is dà fhichead bliadhn' a dh'aois nuair a
bhàsaich e.
He was only a little more than forty years old when he died.
Chan eil ach beagan 's dà bhliadhna bho chaidh an club a
stèidheachadh.
It is only a little more than two years since the club was established.
Bha an dìg beagan is trì troighean air doimhne.
The ditch was a little more than three feet in depth.
The is in these examples is a form of agus and is also found in the form
's.
Be careful! You cannot use this to say e.g.
"I have more than you".
We'll deal with this at a later date.
Cailean
Am Marcair Dubh
Is i a' Ghàidhlig Cànan mo Dhùthcha.
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