Grammar rules

Question 1

Counting numbers

Answer 1

Add a in front
haon = a one
a hocht = a eight
a ceathair = a four

Question 2

Masculine nouns after ‘an’

• with consonant
• with vowel

Answer 2

with consonant = unaffected
fear = an fear
with vowel = t-added
árásan = an t-árásan

Question 3

Feminine nouns after ‘an’

• with consonant
• with vowel
• with SL, SN, SR

Answer 3

with consonant = lenited
bean = an bhean
with vowel = unaffected
oifig = an oifig
with sl, sn, sr = t in front
sráid = an tsráid

Question 4

possession (mo, do) + noun
(my name, your number, my pocket)
-noun with vowel
-noun with consonant
-noun with l, n, r, h

Answer 4

vowel = drop the last vowel
m'ainm (my name)
d'uimhir (your number)
consonant = lenited
mo phóca (my pocket)
l, n, r, h = not affected
a hata (his hat)
mo leabhar (my book)

Question 5

possession (a) + noun
His or her
-his + noun with consonant
-his + noun with vowel
-her + noun with consonant
-her + noun with vowel

Answer 5

His + consonant = lenited
a mháthair [a wawhir]; his mother
a sheoladh; his address
His + vowel = not affected
a ainm = his name
Her + consonant = not affected
a máthair [a mawhir]; her mother
a seoladh; her address
Her + vowel = add an h
a hainm = her name

Question 6

emphasis of possession
broad vowel - MY car (and not yours)
short vowel - MY name

Answer 6

if vowel is broad, add sa
-mo charrsa
If vowel is short, add se
-ainm –> m’ainmse