Irish Class, November 30, 2009

Rang Gaeilge, 30ú lá Mí na Samhna 2009

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Five items (1^st two left over from last week). Quiz

1. Cé hé ainmhí a shíneann líon agus a fhiachann cuileoga?
   Damhán Alla

   ainmhí	animal
   sín	lengthen, stretch out
   líon	net, line
   fiach	hunt, chase
   cuileog	fly	[insect]

   Direct relative clause. cuileoga (pl) is the direct
   object

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2. Cé hé an lá féile ar a dtugann muid hairt dearga lán de mhilseáin
   donár muirníní agus dlúthchairde?
   An Lá Vailintín

   tugann	give	pres. of tabhair
   hart	heart	[the shape]
   lán	full
   donár	to our	←don ár
   muirnín	darling, sweetheard
   dlúthchairde	close friends

   Indirect relative clause.

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3. Cé hiad na rudaí a thiteann as na crainn gach fómhar agus
   tagann ar ais a t-earrach sin chugainn (an céid earrach eile).
   Duilleoga

   an t-earrach sin chugainn	the next spring
   as na crainn	from the trees	This is a single unit. The preposition is not associated with the verb.
   duilleog	leaf	f2 pl. duilleoga
   ais	back [return], again

   Direct relative clause. as is not associated
   with the verb.

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4. Cé hiad na rudaí gur feidir leo a bheith bain le ríomhaire, nó
   na ainmhhí beaga ina gcónaí gnoirt
   Luchóga

   gur feidir leo	that are needed to	gur because of copula
   gort	field	m2 pl goirt
   luchóg	mouse	pl luchóga

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5. Cén uair an chloig í, nuair atá méan lae againn.
   Dó dhéag an chlog.

   Cén uair an chloig í…?	What time [hour] is it…?	Copula construction. clog is in genitive.
   Dó dhéag an chlog	12 o’clock	Not a genitive

Another peak at Scottish Gaelic, From Will’s trip

SG	IG
tha	tá
A’ dèanamh	Ag déanamh
mu	mo
gu	go
a-mach	amach
a-muigh	amuigh
a-chlog	a chlog	?
a-nochd	anocht
a-màirech	amárach	tomorrow
an-diugh	inniu	today
an-dè	inné
an-raoir	aréir	last night

mar a tha	how	SG

Personal pronouns

mi	mé
thu	tú
e	sé
i	sí
sinn	muid/sinn
sibh	sibh
iad	siad

In IG sé, sí, & siad, the
s– comes from the copula.

Cleachtadh Uraithe agus Shéimhithe i gClásail
Choibhneasta
“Practise Eclipsis and Lenition in relative
Clauses” (continued from 11/16)

Líonaigí na bearnaí le foirmeacha an bhriathair úraithe nó shéimhithe, cibé
is gá.

cibé is gá	whichever is necessary

Confirmed by Wes:

I think I figured this out: If a verb has both independent and dependent forms (e.g. bí and
irregulars), then

• For a direct relative clause the independent form is used.
• For an indirect relative clause the dependent form is used.

Tá mo cheann ag rothlú. “My head is spinning”.

an teach a bhfuil mé i mo chónaí ann (bí)		Indirect, uses Dependent verb form. Preposition ann. Direct RC uses uses Indep. form atá rather than a bhfuil
an scannán a mbreathnionn muid air (breathnaigh)	Indirect.	Preposition air
an radio a n–éisteann sí leis (éist)	Indirect	Prep. pronoun leis“with it”
an t-úll a d‘ith an buachaill (ith) hint: past tense	“The apple that the boy ate” — Direct
an slua a leannann siad (lean)	“the crowd that they follow”	Direct
na carraí a bhuail an tiománaí sa timpiste (buail) past	tiománai driver m4 timpiste accident f4 Direct	sa timpiste is a unit — a stand alone prep. phrase. sa does not refer back to the verb
na coileáiníní a bhfuil na páistí ag gáire fúthu (bí)	coileán pup, cub m1 coileánín puppy fúthu about them ←faoi	Indirect. Prep. pronoun fúthu refers back to the puppies.
an t-amhrán a sheineannan banna (seinn)	amhrán song seinn play [music] v banna band [music]	Direct
na fataí a bhaineann na feilméirí (bain)		Direct
an sult a mbaineann na himreoirí astu (bain)	sult satisfaction, pleasure, fun imreoir player astu from them ←as	Indirect
D’ith an cailín an píosa beag milseáin a d‘amsigh sí ina póca. (aimsigh) past	aimsigh aim, find, make attempt at	Direct relative clause. Indirect would be ar aimsigh
Seo hiad na hamanna a gcuimheoid na mic léinn orthu. (cuimhnigh) future	am time pl amamma orthu on them ←ar	Indirect
‘Speáin dom an patrún a rognaigh tú do do bhainis. (roghnaigh) past	‘speáin show ← taispeáin verb patrún pattern rognaigh choose	Direct relative clause
Ba mhaith liom a fheiceáil céard a dheanfadh siad le do chathaoir nua. (déan) conditional	<!– –> cathaoir chair f	Direct
Bhain mé an-sult as an mbialann a mhol tú dhom aréir. (mol) past	mol praise dhom to me aréir last night	Direct
Ní thuigim an fáth nach _______________________________ tú ríomhphost ar ais dom nuair a ____________________________ mé ceann duitsa. (cuir) past	<!– –> fáth cause, reason m3 ais back [return], again
Is liomsa an carr a ______________________ an meicneoir air sa ngaráiste inniu. (obair) present	<!– –>
Is leatsa an carr ar ________________________ an meicneoir air sa ngaráiste inné. (obair) past	<!– –>
Céard a__________________________ siad ag labhairt faoi? Níor chuala mé aon focal á _____________________________ siad ag labhairt faoi. (bí) past

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