Kentel daou
Soazig eo, n'eo ket
Nolwenn
== Lesson 2 == It is / it isn't
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Y1. Piv ? Petra ?
Piv is used for asking about
people, Petra for asking about
things :
- - Piv eo ar paotr-se ? Petra eo an
dra-se ?
Verbs
Y2. Eo / N'eo ket
The 3rd person singular of the verb bezañ (to be), can be translated byr : he,
she, it is / is not.
- Yann eo, n'eo ket
Ronan.
Note the position of the affirmative and negative
verb in the sentence.
Eo is also used to reply
positively to any negative question.
Y3. I don't know, you don't know
These are the negative forms of the verb gouzout (to know). ( The
affirmative form is introduced in Kentel 20 and is dealt with in Kentel 21.)
Y4. Definite and indefinite articles
The indefinite articles un,
ur, correspond to the definite
articles an, ar. ( See 'The Article',
Kentel 3.)
Y5. -se
This is a demonstrative pronoun (=that) :
- ar paotr-se
- ar plac'h-se
The demonstrative can be added to the end of a noun
preceded by the definite article.
Y6. Ha, hag
ha is used before a consonant and
hag is used before a vowel.
- Herve hag Anna
- Soaz ha Yann
Note that /j/ is a
consonant.
Y7. Yes
Ya means yes, but eo is used for yes when replying to a
negative question.
- -Anna eo? -Ya, Anna
eo.
- -N'eo ket Soazig? -Eo! Soazig
eo.
Y8. No
Nann is the opposite of
eo (=yes) and is used
only in reply to a negative question.
- -N'eo ket Nolwenn? -Nann, n'eo
ket.
Watch out! There are other ways of
saying no when replying to
affirmative questions (N'eo
ket...). These will be introduced gradually.
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