jarg
See also: järg
English edit
Etymology edit
Unknown
Adjective edit
jarg (comparative more jarg, superlative most jarg)
Manx edit
Etymology edit
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Verb edit
jarg (negative cha yarg, negative first-person singular subjunctive cha yargin)
- can (be able)
Usage notes edit
Jarg has no imperative, verbal noun, or past participle, and is mostly used in the negative and the interrogative
Derived terms edit
- jargaght (“capability, ability; possibility”)
- jargal (“capable, able”)
- neuyargaght (“impossibility”)
Mutation edit
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| jarg | yarg | n'yarg |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scots edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
jarg (third-person singular simple present jargs, present participle jargin, simple past jargit, past participle jargit)
- Alternative form of chirk