Difference between revisions of "MD"
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| − | + | Only verbs with modal meaning that take bare infinitives are tagged as MD: | |
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| + | gera/gjöra 'do' (found in Old(er) Icelandic), mega 'may', munu 'will', skulu 'shall', vilja 'want, will' | ||
This includes [[GETA]] when it functions as a modal and takes a past participle complement (see [[Treatment of individual words]]). | This includes [[GETA]] when it functions as a modal and takes a past participle complement (see [[Treatment of individual words]]). | ||
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| + | Verbs with modal meaning that take að-marker (to) and an infinitive are not tagged as MD but as main verbs taking IP-INF: | ||
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| + | eiga 'ought to', fá 'be allowed to', hljóta 'must', kunna 'can', þurfa 'need to', verða 'must', ætla 'intend' | ||
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| + | If a verb that usually takes bare infinitive takes the að-marker, it is still marked as MD and vice versa, i.e. if a verb that usually takes the að-marker for some reason does not, it is still parsed as taking IP-INF. | ||
Revision as of 13:10, 3 March 2010
Only verbs with modal meaning that take bare infinitives are tagged as MD:
gera/gjöra 'do' (found in Old(er) Icelandic), mega 'may', munu 'will', skulu 'shall', vilja 'want, will'
This includes GETA when it functions as a modal and takes a past participle complement (see Treatment of individual words).
Verbs with modal meaning that take að-marker (to) and an infinitive are not tagged as MD but as main verbs taking IP-INF:
eiga 'ought to', fá 'be allowed to', hljóta 'must', kunna 'can', þurfa 'need to', verða 'must', ætla 'intend'
If a verb that usually takes bare infinitive takes the að-marker, it is still marked as MD and vice versa, i.e. if a verb that usually takes the að-marker for some reason does not, it is still parsed as taking IP-INF.
