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1
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Dá

(conjunction)

A

If (counterfactuals)

— use with conditional
— causes eclipsis
— e.g. Dá mba chapall mé
— e.g. Dá dtiocfaidh siad

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Mura

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If not

— use for all tenses, except Murar for past tense
— muh-ruh
— e.g. Mura bhfuil tú anseo
— e.g. Mura dtiocfaidh sé

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Féad

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Should / could

— in this sense, usually seen in conditional tense

— D’fhéadfainn a ra _____
(I could say _____

— e.g. Nach bhféadfa _____?
(Couldn’t you _____?)

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Ba

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Past/conditional affirmative of copula
— e.g. Ba mhaith liom cupán tae

Past/conditional dir. relative of copula
— e.g. Chonaic mé an fear ba shine ná m’athair
— (I saw a man that was older than my father)

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Ab

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Alternative form of BA used before vowel sounds

— (Ba: dir. relative of
— e.g. Chonaic an buachaill ab airde ná mo dheartháir

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What is:

Ní raibh _____

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Tá — negative past

— e.g. Ní raibh sí anseo inné

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What is:

An raibh _____?

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Tá — past interrogative

e.g. An raibh sé anseo inné?

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What is:

Nach raibh _____?

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Tá — negative past interrogative

e.g. Nach raibh sí anseo inné?

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What is:

Ní bheidh _____

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Tá — future negative

— e.g. Ní bheidh sí anseo amárach

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What is:

An mbeidh _____?

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Tá — future interrogative

e.g. An mbeidh sé anseo amárach?

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Deir siad go raibh / nach raibh _____

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They said that _____

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What is:

Nach mbeidh _____?

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Tá — negative future interrogative

— e.g. Nach mbeidh sí anseo amárach?

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Deir siad go mbeidh / nach mbeidh _____

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They will say that _____

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“Ní” causes _____

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Lenition

— e.g. Ní thuigim
— e.g. Ní shiúlann sé

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“An” (interrogative) causes:

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Eclipsis

— e.g. An dtuigeann tú?
— e.g. An bhfeiceann tú?

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“Nach” causes _____

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Eclipsis

e.g. Nach dtuigeann tú?
e.g. Nach bhfeiceann tú?

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What is:

Ná _____

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Negative imperative

— use with appropriate verb
— triggers h-prosthesis of vowel verb
— e.g. Ná habair é

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“Má” causes _____

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Lenition

e.g. Má thuigim _____

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“Mura” / “Murar” causes…

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Eclipsis

e.g. Mura gceannaíonn siad é…

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Possessive “a” (male) causes:

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Before a vowel: no change

Before a constant: lenition
— e.g. Osclaíonn sé a dhoras

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Possessive “a” (female) causes:

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Consonant: no change

Vowel: h-prosthesis
— e.g. Itheann sí húll

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Possessive “ár” causes:

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Consonant: eclipsis
— e.g. Dúnaimid ár ndoras

Vowel: n-prosthesis
— e.g. Feicimid ár n-uncail

23
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Possessive “a” (plural) causes:

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Consonants: eclipsis
— e.g. Osclaíonn siad a ndoras

Vowels: n-prosthesis
— e.g. Feiceann siad a n-uncail

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Possessive “bhur” causes:

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Consonant: eclipsis
— e.g. Dúnaigí bhur ndoras!

Vowels: n-prosthesis
— e.g. Feicim bhur n-uncail

25
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Is ea

A

Yes (copular)

26
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Ní hea

A

No (copular)

27
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Examples of direct relative (positive)

I see the man who _____ satisfied

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E.G.

Feicim an fear…
— atá sásta
— a bhí sásta
— a bheidh sásta
— a bheadh sásta
— a bhíodh sásta

Feicim an cat…
— a shiúlann
— a shiúil
— shiúilfidh

28
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Examples of direct relative (negative)

I see the man who _____ not satisfied

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E.G.

Feicim an fear…
— nach bhfuil sásta
— nach raibh sásta
— nach mbeidh sásta
— nach mbeadh sásta
— nach mbíodh sásta

29
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Example of relative of future tense:

I see the student who will read

A

Feicim an dalta a léifidh

30
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When to use “i” or “in”

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Noun begins with consonant: i
— e.g. i siopa

Noun begins with vowel: in
— e.g. in óstán

31
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How does the article affect masculine nouns?

A

CONSONANTS ARE UNAFFECTED

If begins with a vowel, add “t-“
— e.g. an t-amadán

32
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How does the article affect feminine nouns?

— vowels
— consonants
— consonants beginning with “s”

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1) VOWELS ARE UNAFFECTED

2) If possible, lenite
— EXCEPT beginning with “s”
— e.g. an bhean

3) If beginning with “s”, add “t”
— an tstráid

33
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What changes occur to adjectives when they modify a plural?

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Add a schwa (spelled with “a” after broad and “i” after slender)

— e.g. daoine glice
— e.g. fuinneoigaí mora

If plural noun ends with a constant, lenite the adjective

— e.g. gasúir bheaga

34
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How does the plural article affect nouns?

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Prefixes “h” to noun beginning with vowel

— e.g. na hoifigí

35
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The past passive ending is pronounced…

& what else changes with past passive?

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1) “ooh”

e.g. Ritheadh an rás
— rih-hoo

e.g. Glanadh an rás
— glan-oo

2) Lenition removed
— e.g. Ghlan mé an teach inné
— e.g. Glanadh an teach inné

36
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“Bheadh” is pronounced…

“Bheimis” is pronounced…

“Bheidis” is pronounced…

A

“Vay-uk” / “Vay-meesh” / “Vay-deesh”

(Second two not used in all dialects — some dialects just use bheadh muid or bheadh siad)

(In some dialects, pronounced “uck”)

37
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When are adjectives lenited?

A

Following a feminine noun

— e.g. an fhuinneoig mhór

38
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How create conditional tense?

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1) Add same d’ or lenition as would be used for past tense (i.e. d’ith, ghlan)

2) Add conditional endings

— finn/-fainn (scríobhfainn) (“fen”)

— fá (scríobhfá)

— eadh (scríobheadh) “hay-uk”
(use for sé/sí/muid/siad)

39
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Forms of TAR

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— (VN) ag teacht / a theacht
— (VA) tagtha
— tháinig
— tagann
— tiocfaidh

40
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How to express enough for me, enough for you, etc.?

A

Pronoun + dóthain

— Mo dhóthain (enough for me)
— Do dhóthain (enough for her)
— A dhóthain (enough for him)
— A dóthain (enough for her)
— A ndóthain (enough for them)

If saying what there’s enough of, that is rendered in the genitive
— e.g. Tá mo dhóthain airgid agam

41
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How express:

Who [verb]?

A

Cé a + [verb]

e.g. Cé a d’ith an cáca?
e.g. Cé a bheith ansin?

42
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When to use roimh vs. sula to express “before”

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ROIMH IS A PREPOSITION AND COMES BEFORE A NOUN
— e.g. Rith mé roimh dhinnéar
— causes lenition

SULA IS A CONJUNCTION AND COMES BEFORE A VERB
— Ithean sé sula nglannan
— causes eclipsis

43
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Difference between using “le” and “ar feadh” to express duration:

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— le: ongoing

— ar feadh: complete

44
Q

(Calendar) How to express “th” in e.g. 29th

A

[#]ú

— e.g. 29ú Deireadh Fómhair
— e.g. 5ú Bealtaine

45
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How express “until”?

A

go / go dtí

— same rules as normally using go / go dtí

— e.g. D’oibrigh sé go maidin
— e.g. D’oibrigh sé go dtí an mhaidin

46
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How express twice as _____, thrice as _____, etc.

A

a (#) oiread

— e.g. a dhá oiread
(Twice as)

— a thrí oiread
(Thrice as / three times as many as)

47
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To express:

[Pronoun] live in _____
— e.g. I like in Dublin
— e.g. You live in Dublin (etc)

A

Tá + [pronoun] + i + [poss. pronoun] + i
— Tá mé i mo chónaí i _____
— Tá tú i do chónaí i _____
— Tá sé ina chónaí i _____
— Tá sí ina cónaí i
— Táimid inár gcónaí i _____
— Tá siad ina gcónaí i

48
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nár

A

That…not

(Opposite of gur)

— triggers lenition
— e.g. Dúirt sé nár chuir sé an gloine ar an mbord

49
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Forms of TABHAIR

A

— (VN) ag tabhairt / a thaibhart
— (VA) tugtha
— tugann
— thug
— tabhairfaidh

50
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How form “we” past tense?

— e.g. we built
— e.g. we lost

A

-amar

— e.g. Thógamar
— e.g. Caitheamar

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