Declension Practice Flashcards
at the windows f.
aig na h-uinneagan
to a cat m.
gu cat
with the old woman
leis a’chaillich
in the snow m.
‘san t-sneachda
of the old woman
na caillich
through the fire m.
troimh an teine
out of the window f.
as an uinneig
of the old man
a’bhodaich
of the seagull f.
na faoileig
on the island m.
anns an eilean
the seagull f.
an fhaoileag
of the bread m.
an arain
about the nose f.
mu’n t-sròin
the island m.
an t-ealean
of the nose f.
na sròine
of the Highlander
a’Ghaidheil
the nose f.
an t-sròn
on the shore m.
air a’chladach
into the hand f.
do’n làimh
of the cat m.
a’chait
of the hand f.
na làimhe
When is t- NEVER added to the article?
Before a vowel in the Dative.
Nominative Masculines. an t-each, an t-eilean etc.
When is the Genitive Plural lenited?
Where there is no article, irrespective of Gender.
How is the Genitive Plural formed?
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’]
