Now I'll explain some grammar terms.
It's vital that everyone has a read of this before leaping into verbs in Irish.
It might look scary at first but don't worry!
I'll try to make this as easy peasy as possible!!
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Síolla
She-olla
Syllable
An fhréamh
On fray-av
The root
Na gutaí
Nah gut-tee
The vowels
Na consain
Na con-san
The consonants
Consan leathan
Con-san la-hin
Broad consonant
Consan caol
Con-san cale/ cwail
Slender consonant
Inscne
In-skin-neh
Gender
Firinscneach
Fur-in-skin-uck
Masculine
Beaninscneach
Ban-in-skin-uck
Feminine
Tuiseal
Too-shil
Case
Aimsir
I'm-sure
Tense
Réimniú
Reym-new
Conjugation (grouping of verbs)
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Ainmfhocal
An-im-fu-kill
Noun
[A noun is a word that represents a person place or thing]
Mar shampla:
Fear - a man
Bean - a woman
Brón - sad
Cathair - area
Fuinneog - window
There is the singular and plural number for most of the nouns.
Uimhir uatha
Iv-ur oo-ah-ta
Singular number
Uimhir iolra
Iv-ur ee-ohl-ra
Plural number
Mar shampla:
(For example)
-Uimhir Uatha-
(Singular)
Fear - a man
Bean - a woman
Sráidbhaile - a village
Fuinneog - a window
-Uimhir Iolra-
(Plural)
Fir - men
Mná - women
Sráidbhailte - villages
Fuinneoga - windows
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Aimnfhocal dílis
An-im-fu-kill dee-lis
Proper noun
A person's name or place is a proper noun
Mar shampla:
Máire, Peadar, Ciarraí Éire
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An t-alt
On t-olt
The definite article
Mar shampla:
An fear - the man
An bhean - the woman
Na cathracha - the cities
Na fuinneoga - the windows
Cóta na mná
Gloine na fuinneoga
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