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* There is no subjunctive in Faroese, but there is in Icelandic. The standard past tense can be used, or various constructions with modal verbs. |
* There is no subjunctive in Faroese, but there is in Icelandic. The standard past tense can be used, or various constructions with modal verbs. |
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| + | * Tense mapping: |
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| + | ** Do all auxiliaries / modals match 1:1 ? |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 16:54, 11 October 2009
Page for notes about Faroese and Icelandic
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Indefinite article
- Icelandic has no indefinite article, but Faroese does.
Genitive noun phrases
- With nouns denoting family relationships an adnominal accusative form is normally used instead of a genitive or prepositional one
Subjunctive
- There is no subjunctive in Faroese, but there is in Icelandic. The standard past tense can be used, or various constructions with modal verbs.
Questions
- Tense mapping:
- Do all auxiliaries / modals match 1:1 ?
