An Tuiseal Ginideach Flashcards
When do you use the Tuiseal Ginideach?
○When possession is in question
○When you have two nouns together
○When the noun follows -ing
○When the noun follows réamhfhocal comhshuite
○When quantities are in question
○When the noun follows timpeall, trasna, cois, dála or chun
Seán’s hat
Hata Sheáin
Mary’s house
Teach Mháire
The girl’s dress
Gúna an chailín
The boat’s sail
Seol an bháid
The man’s coat
Cóta an fhir
The boy’s jumper
Geansaí an bhuachalla
Classroom
Seomra ranga
Timetable
clár ama
School bag
Mála scoile
Company manager
bainisteoir comhlachta
Driving the car
ag tiomáint an chairr
Writing the story
Ag scríobh an scéil
Learning grammar
ag foghlaim gramadaí
Playing football
Ag imirt peile
Closing the door
Ag dúnadh an dorais
Reading a book
ag léamh leabhair
Throughout the day
i rith an lae
During the morning
le linn na maidine
Beside the place/nearby
in aice na háite
All over the country
Ar fud na tíre
At the back of the house
Ar chúl an tí
For a week
Ar feadh seachtaine
A lot of work
A lán oibre
A bit of money
Beagán airgid
A lot of trouble
Go leor trioblóide
More maths
Níos mó matamaitice
to work
chun oibre
around the park
timpeall na páirce
Fireside
Cois tine
Across the road
Trasna an bhóthair
How do you put a noun ending with a broad vowel into the tuiseal ginideach, usually. Give examples
If a noun ends with a broad vowel, you usually make it caol:
E.g.
cat → cait
sceal → scéil
clós → clois
How do you put a noun ending with a slender vowel into the tuiseal ginideach, usually. Give examples
If a noun ends with a slender vowel, you usually put ‘e’ with it:
E.g.
scoil → scoile
pairc → páirce
tuairim → tuairime
How do you put a noun ending with óir, úir, éir, eoir, íocht or (e)acht into the tuiseal ginideach, usually. Give examples
If a noun ends with óir, úir, éir, eoir, íocht or (e)acht, you usually make it leathan and put ‘a’ with it:
E.g. bádóir → bádóra feirmeoir → feirmeora siúinéir → siúineara dochtúir → dochtúra filíocht → filíochta iarracht → iarrachta
How do you put a noun ending with a vowel or in ‘-ín’ into the tuiseal ginideach, usually. Give examples
Usually, nothing happens to nouns ending with a vowel or in ‘-ín’:
E.g.
príomhoide → príomhoide
cailín → cailín
Weekend
Deireadh seachtaine
The end of the month
Deireadh na míosa
Break time
Am sosa
Science room
Seomra eolaíochta
Beginning of the year
Tús na bliana
Poetry book
Leabhar filíochta
Author of the story
Údar an scéil
The author’s name
Aimn an údair
Lunch time
Am lóin
Sports hall
Halla spóirt
sun rise
Fáinne geal an lae
School team
Foireann na scoile
City centre
Lár na cathrach
As fast as the wind
Ar nós na gaoithe
Christmas card
Cárta Nollag
Final
Cluiche ceannais
Lines of the poem
Línte an dáin
The people of Ireland
Muintir na hÉireann
Easter holidays
Saoire na Cásca
Riverside
Cois abhann
Train station
Stáisiún traenach
Around the country
Timpeall na tíre
The top of the mountain
Barr an tsléibhe
The poet’s work
Saothar an fhile
Side street
Taobh na sráide