FÁ

Modal (Active)

Tagged as a modal, MD, when it means GETA and functions as a modal and takes a past participle (VBN) complement. If ambiguity rises between the active use and get-passives, parse as active.

	  (CP-THT (C að-að)
		  (IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (PRO-N hún-hún))
			  (MDDS skyldi-skulu)
			  (VBN sigrað-sigra)
			  (MD fá-fá)
			  (NP-OB1 (N-A sel$-sel) (D-A $inn-hinn))))
	  (. .-.))
  (ID 1210.JARTEIN.REL-SAG,.71))

Get-passive (fá-passive)

FÁ tagged as main verb (VB) and takes a small clause (IP-SMC) complement; the small clause contains a passive participle (VAN), not past participle (VBN).

Recipient get-passive

( (IP-MAT (ADVP (ADV enda-enda))
	  (MDDI fékk-fá)
	  (NP-SBJ (PRO-N eg-ég))
	  (NP-OB1 (PRO-A það-það))
	  (ADVP (ADV ærlega-ærlega))
	  (VBN borgað-borga)
	  (CP-ADV (WADVP-1 0)
		  (C sem-sem)
		  (IP-SUB (ADVP *T*-1)
			  (NP-SBJ (N-N skiptaakt$-skiptaakt) (D-N $inn-hinn))
			  (VBPI sýnir-sýna)))
	  (. .-.))
  (ID 1791.JONSTEINGRIMS.BIO-AUT,103.103))