Declension Practice

Question 1

at the windows f.

Answer 1

aig na h-uinneagan

Question 2

to a cat m.

Answer 2

gu cat

Question 3

with the old woman

Answer 3

leis a’chaillich

Question 4

in the snow m.

Answer 4

‘san t-sneachda

Question 5

of the old woman

Answer 5

na caillich

Question 6

through the fire m.

Answer 6

troimh an teine

Question 7

out of the window f.

Answer 7

as an uinneig

Question 8

of the old man

Answer 8

a’bhodaich

Question 9

of the seagull f.

Answer 9

na faoileig

Question 10

on the island m.

Answer 10

anns an eilean

Question 11

the seagull f.

Answer 11

an fhaoileag

Question 12

of the bread m.

Answer 12

an arain

Question 13

about the nose f.

Answer 13

mu’n t-sròin

Question 14

the island m.

Answer 14

an t-ealean

Question 15

of the nose f.

Answer 15

na sròine

Question 16

of the Highlander

Answer 16

a’Ghaidheil

Question 17

the nose f.

Answer 17

an t-sròn

Question 18

on the shore m.

Answer 18

air a’chladach

Question 19

into the hand f.

Answer 19

do’n làimh

Question 20

of the cat m.

Answer 20

a’chait

Question 21

of the hand f.

Answer 21

na làimhe

Question 22

When is t- NEVER added to the article?

Answer 22

Before a vowel in the Dative.

Nominative Masculines. an t-each, an t-eilean etc.

Question 23

When is the Genitive Plural lenited?

Answer 23

Where there is no article, irrespective of Gender.

Question 24

How is the Genitive Plural formed?

Answer 24

If the Nom. Plural ends in a Broad Vowel, use that.
If the Nom. Plural ends in a Slender Vowel, use the Nom. Singular.
[Gen. Plural always ends in a Broad Vowel, except with ‘daoine’]

Question 25

When is -a/e added to plural Adjectives?

Answer 25

Monosyllable Adjectives.

Question 26

When are plural Adjectives lenited?

Answer 26

Whenever the final vowel of the noun is Slender, irrespective of Gender.

Question 27

What changes are made to Feminine Genitive singular Adjectives?

Answer 27

Slenderised ending and add -e.

Question 28

What change is made to Masculine dative singular Adjectives?

Answer 28

No change without the article.

Lenited after the Definite Article.

Question 29

Which cases and genders of Adjectives are

both lenited and slenderised?

Answer 29

Masculine Genitive Singular
Feminine Dative Singular
(Of course this follows the pattern for nouns)