Another query :)

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Another query :)

Unread post by sr3nitygirl »

I'm just full of questions today (well, full of something...)

I recently tried writing a passage about the town of Oban, and the original text contained the following line:

'S urrainn dhuibh a' dhraibheadh ann, no 's urrainn dhuibh a' bhreith trèan no bus bho Ghlaschu.

... which was meant to mean...

You can drive there, or you can take a train or bus from Glasgow,

Then I realized that " 'S urrainn" is followed by a passage in the inverted normal, so now I am sure I've messed this up, and I should have done something like:

'S urrainn dhuibh trèan no bus a' bhreith bho Ghlaschu

...or more likely, I'm barking up the wrong tree alltogether!

I'd would appreciate some guidance :)
Thank you in advance.


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'S urrainn dhuibh draibheadh ann, no 's urrainn dhuibh trèan no bus a ghabhail bho Ghlaschu.
(Beir means "catch" - I'm not sure whether or not it implies being in a hurry in Gaelic.)
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As far as I've come across it, beir/ a' breith + air = catch (train etc); beir / a' breith alone means to bear (a child - rugadh mi - I was born) or to lay (an egg).. :spors:

And it woud be used if you meant 'just catch' , i.e don't miss the train on departure, not for the whole journey.

Take the train would be 'treana a ghabhail' as Thrissel says.


'S urrainn requires inversion if there's an object, otherwise the bare verbal noun, without a'...


(Inversions: http://www.foramnagaidhlig.net/foram/vi ... =11&t=2189 )
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Mòran taing dhuibh uile.

Indeed, I wouldn't want to give birth or to lay an egg anywhere near or on a train!!
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You won't lay an egg if you use the correct preposition :)
Rug an cat air luch. - The cat caught a mouse.
Rug an lach ugh - The duck laid an egg.
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I'll make sure to take the correct preposition daily, then :D
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O, agus Latha Astràilia sona dhuibh, Alasdair!
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Mìle tàing. Bha latha brèagha ann. Cha robh e teth no fuar.
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Obh-obh, cha robh fios agam mun deidhinn Latha Astràilia!
Meal ur naidheachd, le gach deagh dhùrachd dhuibh, Alasdair, agus dha ur co-thìrich! (An e ceart?)
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Madainn mhath a' chàirdean. Latha Astràilia sona dhut, Alasdair! agus dhan phrìomhair agad :-)

A-nis dè mu dheidhinn: "Faodaidh tu a dhol ann leis an trèana"
Faodaidh tu "'S urrainn" a chleachdadh cuideachd ach air adhbhar air choireigin saoilidh mi gu bheil "Faodaidh" nas fheàrr ach bidh beachd aig feadhainn eile 's dòcha.
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Tàing a luchag agus a ghràisg airson ur deagh dhùrachdan.
Cuiridh mi do dhùrachdan don phrìobhair againn. Bha rud beag trioblaid aice bho luchd-gearain ach bidh e seachad a-màireach. 'S e tùsanaich a bh'ann na luchd-gearain. Chan eil an latha cho sona dhaibh. Sin an latha nuair a thàinig daoine gallda le caoraich. Chuir na daoine na tùsanaich bhàrr an duthaich aca agus chuir iad na caoraich air feadh an talamh. Sound familiar?
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Sound familiar gu dearbh :(
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Gràisg wrote:A-nis dè mu dheidhinn: "Faodaidh tu a dhol ann leis an trèana"
Faodaidh tu "'S urrainn" a chleachdadh cuideachd ach air adhbhar air choireigin saoilidh mi gu bheil "Faodaidh" nas fheàrr ach bidh beachd aig feadhainn eile 's dòcha.
Bidh gu dearbh :) . Tha mi dhen bheachd gum faodar iad a' cleachdadh le chèile, ach tha "faodaidh" a' coimhead rud beag nas fhaisge air "may/be allowed to" agus " 's urrainn" air "can/be able to" dhomhsa. Ge-tà, 's dòcha gur e seo dìreach buaidh dhen TYG agam - chunnaic mi an dàrna fear a' chiad uair anns an t-seantans "Am faod mi brudhinn ri [cuideigin]?" agus am fear eile ann an "Chan urrainn dhomh a ràdh le cinnt".
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