Breton grammar
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The grammar of the Breton language.
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[edit] Nouns
Nouns in Breton have gender and number.
[edit] Article
In Breton, unlike other Celtic languages, there are two forms of the article, definite and indefinite. The definite article is "an" (the), and the indefinite article is "un" (a). These final consonant, 'n', in these articles changes depending on the following consonant. It is realised as 'n' in front of 'n', 'd', 't', 'h', and vowels, as 'l' in front of 'l' and as 'r' in front of all other consonants.
[edit] Adjectives
There are two kinds of adjectives in Breton, synthetic adjectives, for example "bras" (big) inflects as -ø (stative), -oc’h (comparative), -añ (superlative) and -at (exclamative). Other adjectives, for example "heñval" (similar) do not inflect.
[edit] Adverbs
Adverbs do not inflect.
[edit] Prepositions
Like other Celtic languages, prepositions in Breton come in two forms, non-conjugated and conjugated.
[edit] Pronouns
[edit] Personal
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | Me | Ni |
| 2nd person | Te | C’hwi |
| 3rd person | Eñ, Hi | Int |
[edit] References
- Press, I. (1986) A Grammar of Modern Breton (Mouton De Gruyter)
