Seachtain a Dó

Question 1

In the center of

Answer 1

i lár

Question 2

on the edge of

Answer 2

ar imeall

Question 3

in front of

Answer 3

os comhair

Question 4

above

Answer 4

os cionn

Question 5

from

Answer 5

ó

Question 6

with

Answer 6

le

Question 7

1. What does ¨ó¨ take before indefinite nouns?

Answer 7

séimhiú for consonants, no change for vowels

Question 8

1A. I live forty minutes from Galway.

Answer 8

Tá mé i mo chónaí daichead nóiméad ó Ghaillimh.

Question 9

1B. She lived five minutes from a supermarket.

Answer 9

Bhí sí ina cónaí cúig nóiméad ó ollmhargadh.

Question 10

2. What does ¨ó¨ take before definite nouns in the singular?

Answer 10

ó + an = ón
takes an urú if possible,
no change for vowel or d, t, s

Question 11

2A. They are living a half mile from the Italian restaurant.

Answer 11

Tá siad ina gcónaí leathmhíle ón mbialann Iodálach.

Question 12

2B. I was living ten minutes from the airport.

Answer 12

Bhí mé i mo chónaí deich nóiméad ón aerfort.

Question 13

2C. We are living four hours from the beach.

Answer 13

Táimid inár gcónaí ceihtre huaire an chloig ón trá.

Question 14

3. What happens to ¨ó¨ with definite plural nouns?

Answer 14

No change to ¨ó¨ and na

Add an ¨h¨ to definite plurals that begin with a vowel.

Question 15

3A . Did you live twenty miles from the cinemas?

Answer 15

An raibh tú i do chónaí fiche míle ó na pictiúrlanna?

Question 16

3B. She lived two minutes from the theaters.

Answer 16

Bhí sí ina cónaí dhá nóiméad ó na hamharclanna.

Question 17

4. What does ¨in aice le¨ do with indefinte nouns?

Answer 17

No change to nouns beginning with a consonant ,

add ¨h¨ to nouns beginnin with a vowel

Question 18

4A. beside Dublin (le)

Answer 18

in aice le Baile Átha Cliath

Question 19

4B. beside a big airport (le)

Answer 19

In aice le haerfort mór

Question 20

5. What happens to singular definite nouns with ¨in aice le¨?

Answer 20

¨le¨ changes to ¨leis¨
nouns with consonant take urú
no change for vowels or d, t, s

Question 21

5A. Beside the Italian restaurant

Answer 21

in aice leis an mbialann Iodálach

Question 22

5B. Beside the airport

Answer 22

in aice leis an aerfort

Question 23

5C. Beside the beach

Answer 23

in aice leis an trá

Question 24

6. What happens with definite plural nouns with ¨in aice le?

Answer 24

le changes to leis; leis na
no change with consonants
add h to vowels

Question 25

6A. Beside the cinemas

Answer 25

In aice leis na pictiúrlanna

Question 26

6B. Beside the theaters

Answer 26

In aice leis na hamharclanna

Question 27

7. What case comes after compound prepositions?

Answer 27

the genitive case

Question 28

8. When do you use the genitive case? (4)

Answer 28

to denote possession
when two nouns are used together
after the verbal noun
compound prepositions

Question 29

An banc (m)
(beside the bank)

Answer 29

in aice an bhainc

Question 30

an t-árasán (m)

in front of

Answer 30

os comhair an árasáin

Question 31

An t-ospidéal (m)

beside the hospital

Answer 31

in aice an ospidéil

Question 32

an baile (m)
at the edge of town

Answer 32

ar imeall an bhaile

Question 33

an siopa (m)
in the middle of the shop

Answer 33

i lár an tsiopa

Question 34

What happens to feminine nouns in the genitive case?

Answer 34

an changes to na
no change to consonant
add ¨h¨ to a vowel
add an e to ending

Question 35

An pháirc (f.)

beside the park

Answer 35

in aice na páirce

Question 36

An drioglann (f) distillery
beside the distillery

Answer 36

in aice na drioglainne

Question 37

an iarsmalann (f)
beside the museum

Answer 37

in aice an hiarsmalainne

Question 38

an tsráid (f)

in the middle of the street

Answer 38

i lár na sráide

Question 39

an scoil (f)
beside the school

Answer 39

in aice na scoile

Question 40

an teach (m)*
in the middle of the house

Answer 40

in lár an tí

Question 41

an chathair (f.)
at the edge of the city

Answer 41

ar imeall na cathrach