An Tuiseal Ginideach Flashcards

1
Q

When do you use the Tuiseal Ginideach?

A

○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

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2
Q

Seán’s hat

A

Hata Sheáin

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3
Q

Mary’s house

A

Teach Mháire

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4
Q

The girl’s dress

A

Gúna an chailín

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5
Q

The boat’s sail

A

Seol an bháid

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6
Q

The man’s coat

A

Cóta an fhir

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7
Q

The boy’s jumper

A

Geansaí an bhuachalla

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8
Q

Classroom

A

Seomra ranga

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9
Q

Timetable

A

clár ama

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10
Q

School bag

A

Mála scoile

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11
Q

Company manager

A

bainisteoir comhlachta

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12
Q

Driving the car

A

ag tiomáint an chairr

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13
Q

Writing the story

A

Ag scríobh an scéil

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14
Q

Learning grammar

A

ag foghlaim gramadaí

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15
Q

Playing football

A

Ag imirt peile

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16
Q

Closing the door

A

Ag dúnadh an dorais

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17
Q

Reading a book

A

ag léamh leabhair

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18
Q

Throughout the day

A

i rith an lae

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19
Q

During the morning

A

le linn na maidine

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20
Q

Beside the place/nearby

A

in aice na háite

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21
Q

All over the country

A

Ar fud na tíre

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22
Q

At the back of the house

A

Ar chúl an tí

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23
Q

For a week

A

Ar feadh seachtaine

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24
Q

A lot of work

A

A lán oibre

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25
Q

A bit of money

A

Beagán airgid

26
Q

A lot of trouble

A

Go leor trioblóide

27
Q

More maths

A

Níos mó matamaitice

28
Q

to work

A

chun oibre

29
Q

around the park

A

timpeall na páirce

30
Q

Fireside

A

Cois tine

31
Q

Across the road

A

Trasna an bhóthair

32
Q

How do you put a noun ending with a broad vowel into the tuiseal ginideach, usually. Give examples

A

If a noun ends with a broad vowel, you usually make it caol:

E.g.
cat → cait
sceal → scéil
clós → clois

33
Q

How do you put a noun ending with a slender vowel into the tuiseal ginideach, usually. Give examples

A

If a noun ends with a slender vowel, you usually put ‘e’ with it:

E.g.
scoil → scoile
pairc → páirce
tuairim → tuairime

34
Q

How do you put a noun ending with óir, úir, éir, eoir, íocht or (e)acht into the tuiseal ginideach, usually. Give examples

A

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
35
Q

How do you put a noun ending with a vowel or in ‘-ín’ into the tuiseal ginideach, usually. Give examples

A

Usually, nothing happens to nouns ending with a vowel or in ‘-ín’:

E.g.
príomhoide → príomhoide
cailín → cailín

36
Q

Weekend

A

Deireadh seachtaine

37
Q

The end of the month

A

Deireadh na míosa

38
Q

Break time

A

Am sosa

39
Q

Science room

A

Seomra eolaíochta

40
Q

Beginning of the year

A

Tús na bliana

41
Q

Poetry book

A

Leabhar filíochta

42
Q

Author of the story

A

Údar an scéil

43
Q

The author’s name

A

Aimn an údair

44
Q

Lunch time

A

Am lóin

45
Q

Sports hall

A

Halla spóirt

46
Q

sun rise

A

Fáinne geal an lae

47
Q

School team

A

Foireann na scoile

48
Q

City centre

A

Lár na cathrach

49
Q

As fast as the wind

A

Ar nós na gaoithe

50
Q

Christmas card

A

Cárta Nollag

51
Q

Final

A

Cluiche ceannais

52
Q

Lines of the poem

A

Línte an dáin

53
Q

The people of Ireland

A

Muintir na hÉireann

54
Q

Easter holidays

A

Saoire na Cásca

55
Q

Riverside

A

Cois abhann

56
Q

Train station

A

Stáisiún traenach

57
Q

Around the country

A

Timpeall na tíre

58
Q

The top of the mountain

A

Barr an tsléibhe

59
Q

The poet’s work

A

Saothar an fhile

60
Q

Side street

A

Taobh na sráide