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 Post subject: Gs. right?
PostPosted: Wed 09 Apr 2014 11:27 am 
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The word Baile is the same in the nominative singular and genitive singular , Baile receives a séimhiú in the below sentence as the article aspirates masculine nouns in the genitive singular. Is that correct ?

Tá eolas an bhaile go maith aige,

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 Post subject: Re: Gs. right?
PostPosted: Wed 09 Apr 2014 3:37 pm 
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Dáithí Mac Giolla. wrote:
The word Baile is the same in the nominative singular and genitive singular , Baile receives a séimhiú in the below sentence as the article aspirates masculine nouns in the genitive singular. Is that correct ?

Tá eolas an bhaile go maith aige,


Yep. Though I think I'd say "Tá eolas maith an bhaile aige." "Maith" is modifying "eolas" here, so the adjective form is more appropriate.

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PostPosted: Thu 10 Apr 2014 4:06 pm 
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Redwolf wrote:
Dáithí Mac Giolla. wrote:
The word Baile is the same in the nominative singular and genitive singular , Baile receives a séimhiú in the below sentence as the article aspirates masculine nouns in the genitive singular. Is that correct ?

Tá eolas an bhaile go maith aige,


Yep. Though I think I'd say "Tá eolas maith an bhaile aige." "Maith" is modifying "eolas" here, so the adjective form is more appropriate.

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I think you might be arguing raw logic against a native turn of phrase there, Redwolf. ;)

You could also think of it like the difference between "he knows the village very well" and "he has a good knowledge of the village", i.e., both would be correct.

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 Post subject: Re: Gs. right?
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Tá eolas maith ar an bhaile aige but Tá eolas an bhaile go maith aige
Tá Gaeilge líofa aige but Tá an Ghaeilge go líofa aige
Tá sláinte mhaith aige but Tá an tsláinte go maith aige


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PostPosted: Fri 11 Apr 2014 3:53 pm 
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Errigal wrote:
Tá eolas maith ar an bhaile aige but Tá eolas an bhaile go maith aige
Tá Gaeilge líofa aige but Tá an Ghaeilge go líofa aige
Tá sláinte mhaith aige but Tá an tsláinte go maith aige

Thanks for those examples, Errigal. :wave:

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Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).


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