#gramadach

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Ok, note to self:

dar = do/de + ar (indirect relative present copular)

darbh = do/de + arbh (indirect relative past/cond. copular)

dár = do/de + ar (indirect relative used with most past tense verbs)

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How to tell if a word is feminine or masculine in Irish

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When the tuiseal ginideach (genitive case) is used

1. Seilbh (Ownership)

Hata Sheáin (Seán's hat) Seol an bháid (The boat's sail) Teach Mháire (Máire's house) Cóta an f hir (The man's coat) Gúna an chailín (The girl's dress) Geansaí an bhuachalla (The boy's jumper)

2. Dhá ainmfhocal le chéile (When two nouns come together)

Seomra ranga (Classroom) Mála scoile (School bag) Clár ama (Timetable)

3. An t-ainm briathartha roimh an ainmfhocal (Verbal noun aka ag in front of the noun)

Ag imirt peile (Playing football) Ag dúnadh an dorais (Closing the door) Ag léamh leabhair (Reading a book) Ag foghlaim gramadaí (Learning grammar)

4. Réamhfhocal comhshuite (Following a compound preposition)

Ar fud na tíre (All over the country) Ar feadh seachtaine (For a week) In aice na háite (Beside the place) Ar chúl an tí (Behind the house)

5. Cainníocht (Measurement)

A lán oibre (A lot of work) Beagán airgid (Some money) Go leor trioblóide (A lot of trouble) Níos mó matamaitice (More maths)

6. I ndiaidh na bhfocal seo a leanas (After the following words)

Chun oibre ([Going] to work) Timpeall na scoile (Around the school) Cois tine (Beside a fire) Trasna na farraige (Across the sea) "Dála an scéil" ("By the way")

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Tromluí

Ó Dónail’s Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977) gives tromluí as nightmare. 

Thainig tromluí orm I had a nightmare Literally: a nightmare came upon me

It’s a compound word of trom (heavy; burden; oppression) + luí (lying down; state of rest). 

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Conditional Mood 3: With the Copula

This post is about using the conditional mood with the copula form. Recap on the copula:

Masterpost: When to Use the Copula

All posts covering the copula

Postive

The conditional form of the copula is ba, which follows dá with an urú. It is contracted before a vowel.

Dá mb’í Áine an rúnaí, bheadh gach rud foirfe If Áine were the secretary, everything would be perfect

Negative

The negative form of dá mba is murar, which causes a séimhiú and becomes murarbh before a vowel.

Murarbh fhéidir leat é a dhéanamh ba cheart duit cúnamh a fháil If you couldn’t do it, you should have got help

Neutral

Má is merged with is to form más:

Más dochtúir thú, tá ceist agam ort If you’re a doctor, I have a question for you

Mura becomes murab before vowels:

Murab é sin do chóta, is dócha gur liomsa é If that’s not your coat, it’s probably mine

Ways to Emphasise

The word féin can be inserted after the verb, to say “even if”.

Dá dtiocfadh sí féin, bheadh sí ródheireanach Even if she came, she’d be too late

Try it

Translate the following:

1. If it's a good shop, I will buy my shoes there. 2. Call me if you can. 3. If Colm isn't the leader, who is? 4. I talked to him, but even so, I was surprised.

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1. Más siopa maith é, ceannóidh mé mo bhróga ann. 2. Cuir glaoch orm más féidir leat. 3. Murab é Colm an ceannaire, cé hé? 4. Labhair mé leis, ach má labhair féin, bhí iontas orm.

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HOW TO: say YOU MUST/ HAVE TO in IRISH 🇮🇪 | uses of the PREPOSITION 'AR' as Gaeilge 💚

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When to use THE GENITIVE CASE in IRISH! An Tuiseal Ginideach sa Ghaeilge 💚

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How to say you "USED TO" do something in IRISH - GAEILGE