ár gcóta or bhur gcóta or a gcóta

theirishguy

hi there,
ok need some help
you know the way you when you use "ár,bhur,a" for example
ár gcóta or bhur gcóta or a gcóta what tense would you use this for?
how come it changes when you use ár scoil...

spudington16

Those words don't change depending on the tense in which they're used; they're possessive adjectives. Depending on which one you're using, the next word will change slightly - for example a can mean his or her.

Mo - my - next word take a séimhiú (h); if the next word starts with a vowel use m'
Do - your - next word take a séimhiú (h); if the next word starts with a vowel use d'
A - his - next word take a séimhiú (h); no change if it starts with a vowel
A - her - no change to next word if it starts with a consonant; takes h if it starts with a vowel
Ár - our - next word takes an urú
Bhur - your (plural) - next word takes an urú
A - their - next word takes an urú

theirishguy

what do you mean urú what does that mean?

spudington16

theirishguy wrote: »

cad é atá tu a rá urú? (did i say that right?)
what do you mean urú what does that mean?

An urú is a letter that gets placed in front of another letter. Here's the list of which urú each letter takes:

Vowels: all take n

e.g. our name = ár n-ainm

B: takes a m in front of it
C: takes a g in front of it
takes an n in front of it
F: take bh in front of it
G: takes an n in front of it
P: takes a b in front of it
T: takes a d in front of it

Any letters that aren't listed don't take urús.

conchubhar1

when you are using ''a'' for their and the word cant take an urú

how do you distinguish it from being interpreted as ''her''?

theirishguy

spudington16 wrote: »

An urú is a letter that gets placed in front of another letter. Here's the list of which urú each letter takes:

Vowels: all take n

e.g. our name = ár n-ainm

B: takes a m in front of it
C: takes a g in front of it
takes an n in front of it
F: take bh in front of it
G: takes an n in front of it
P: takes a b in front of it
T: takes a d in front of it

Any letters that aren't listed don't take urús.

thats a good point
ok so if i say "her cat" its "a cat"
and if i say "their cat" its "a gcat"?

Múinteoir

conchubhar1 wrote: »

when you are using ''a'' for their and the word cant take an urú

how do you distinguish it from being interpreted as ''her''?

Context will usually make it clear.

conchubhar1

ah cgleor, grma!!

staryplough

urú is another word for eclipse.
b - mb
c - gc
d - nd
f - bhf
g - ng
p - bp
t - dt

a pheann - his pen (tá sé ina chónaí)

a peann - her pen (tá sí ina cónaí)

a bpeann - their pen (tá siad ina gcónaí)