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- Fri Dec 26, 2014 9:13 am
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Quantifiers
- Replies: 12
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Re: Quantifiers
Regarding 'enough' without the use of the preposition 'de', is the noun in the genitive? gu leòr fhir, go leòr chon, gu leòr bhòrd etc. ? Or in the nominative? ========================= Regarding 'enough' with the use of the preposition 'de', I understand that the noun will be lenited. As these then...
- Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:41 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Quantifiers
- Replies: 12
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Quantifiers
I looked around at various resources to find various ways to quantify nouns in Gaelic. I put together the list below: enough houses : taighean go leòr too many houses : cus thaighean several houses : iomadh taigh many houses : móran thaighean a lot of houses : tòrr thaighean a couple of houses : cai...
- Wed Dec 17, 2014 10:20 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Genitive
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5704
Re: Genitive
OK, based on your advice, I corrected the forms to arrive at these: too many friends : cus chàirdean too many apples : cus ùbhlan too many books : cus leabhraichean too many cities : cus bhailtean-mòra too many days : cus làithean too many dogs : cus chon too many girls : cus chaileagan too many hou...
- Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:17 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Genitive
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5704
Re: Genitive
Thanks.
This page gives a different rule :
http://www.reocities.com/alltandubh/Lea ... l#Genitive Plural
Can you help clarify this?
This page gives a different rule :
http://www.reocities.com/alltandubh/Lea ... l#Genitive Plural
Can you help clarify this?
- Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:55 am
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Genitive
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5704
Re: Genitive
Thanks for your reply.
The link you provided has the following for 'girl' :
caileag
-eig, -an
You mentioned that it is possible to get the plural genitive based on this information.
Could you explain how?
Móran taing
The link you provided has the following for 'girl' :
caileag
-eig, -an
You mentioned that it is possible to get the plural genitive based on this information.
Could you explain how?
Móran taing
- Tue Dec 16, 2014 8:16 pm
- Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
- Topic: Genitive
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5704
Genitive
Hello all. Does anyone know if a site where nouns are list in singular, plural, nominative, genitive etc. I'm looking to find Genitive forms and having trouble. I think that the genitive is used after "móran". Could someone perhaps have a look at the phrases below? many apples : móran ubha...