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Teanga
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Username: Teanga
Post Number: 14
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 07:57 am: |   
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Its me again, I'm still studying more basic Irish.
I was wondering, how would I put in Irish:
The man writes books
Scríobhann an fhear leabhair
(Is that right, I think I did that wrong):) |
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Bearn
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Username: Bearn
Post Number: 325
Registered: 06-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 08:57 am: |
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Scríobh -write ('root')
-ann -habitual stem
Scríobhann
The habitual is almost completely analytic, so separate pronouns nearly always. This can be ignored with nouns anyway.
fear -masculine noun
an- def art
an fear (no lenition)
leabhar -book
(weak plural) -leabhair
(strong plural not used too often -I suppose leabharacha?)
leabhair
Sentance: Scríobhann an fear leabhair
Pattern: Verb Agent Patient
le díol
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Abigail
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Username: Abigail
Post Number: 470
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 09:32 am: |
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Ní hea: leabhra nó leabhartha.
Don't mind us, Teanga. ;-) We're just discussing possible dialectal variants - you're right that "leabhair" is the standard form.
Scríobhann an fear leabhair.
Scríobhann an bhean leabhair.
(Only feminine nouns get lenited after "an" like this.)
Tá fáilte roimh chuile cheartú!
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Teanga
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Username: Teanga
Post Number: 15
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 10:24 am: |
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Thanks
Other than that was I correct? |
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Abigail
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Username: Abigail
Post Number: 471
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 11:25 am: |
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Absolutely!
Tá fáilte roimh chuile cheartú!
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Lughaidh
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Username: Lughaidh
Post Number: 1876
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 11:28 am: |
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In Ulster, people use "leabharthaí" or "leabhartaí" as the plural of "leabhar", and the word is feminine (leabhar mhór, ag léamh na leabhaire).
Learn Irish pronunciation here: www.phouka.com/gaelic/sounds/sounds.htm & http://fsii.gaeilge.org/
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Abigail
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Username: Abigail
Post Number: 473
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 11:33 am: |
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Ah. "Leabhartha" an fhoirm scríofa a bhí feicthe agam aduaidh.
Is é "leabhra" a deirim féin... glacaim leis mar sin gur ag na Muimhnigh a bhíonn "leabhair."
Tá fáilte roimh chuile cheartú!
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Teanga
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Username: Teanga
Post Number: 16
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 12:01 pm: |
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Am I right here:
D'olann an bhean beoir gach maidin
(The woman drinks beer every morning)
Please correct! :-)
(This forum is such a big help!) |
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Abigail
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Username: Abigail
Post Number: 474
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 12:14 pm: |
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Almost. You've got the verb forms mixed up, though - that d' is for the past tense.
Ólann an bhean beoir gach maidin.
D'ól sí beoir inné.
Tá fáilte roimh chuile cheartú!
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Teanga
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Username: Teanga
Post Number: 17
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 12:25 pm: |
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Thanks very much.
I'll remember that d' is used for the past tense in future!
I will try and study more sentences, and hoping you nice guys will correct me! |
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