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a few grammar issues in irish

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  • 04-03-2011 11:45pm
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    GERMAN ROCKS
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    Tá cupla faidhbanna agam. Ar an gcead dul síos maidir leis an direction cuir i gcás how do you say west, east, south and north. ar an dara dul síos maidir leis the imperative. hw do you create it. agus ar deireadh can someone please explain when t use sios, suas, thuas,, thios, anuas and other similars if they exist


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    Insect Overlord
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    1. North: going, coming from, place-name, region.

    Ag dul ó thuaidh.
    Ag ghaoth aduaidh. (northerly wind)
    An Pol Thuaidh (the North Pole)
    An tuaisceart (the north).

    South:

    Ag dul ó dheas.
    Ag ghaoth aneas. (southerly wind)
    An Aifirc Theas (South Africa)
    An deisceart (the south).

    East.

    Ag dul soir.
    Ag ghaoth anoir. (easterly wind)
    An Tíomór Thoir (East Timor)
    An toirthear (the south).

    West.

    Ag dul siar.
    Ag ghaoth aniar. (easterly wind)
    Na hIndiacha Thiar (the West Indies)
    An tiarthar (the west).


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    Insect Overlord
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    Suas: go dtí áit nó céim níos airde (dul suas ar stáitse; suas an staighre, an sliabh); ar leibhéal níos airde (dhá urlár suas); ardaithe, éirithe (tá na costais suas); in airde (seas, éirigh, suigh suas; tá an ghealach suas).

    Síos: go dtí áit níos ísle (dul síos an staighre, síos chun na trá); ar crochadh nó ar sileadh (bhí a gruaig síos léi); ó thuaidh (síos go Cúige Uladh).

    Thuas: os do chionn, in uachtar, in áit níos airde (thuas an staighre; thuas sa spéir); in áit níos faide suas (an seomra thuas); sa deisceart (thuas i gCúige Mumhan); curtha suas (tá an díon thuas acu); á chaitheamh (ní raibh luid éadaigh thuas air); chun cinn, ar barr (an té atá thuas óltar deoch air).

    Thíos: faoi do bhun, in íochtar, in áit íseal (thíos sa ghleann; thíos i bpoll, i mo phóca); níos faide síos (an ceann thíos den bhord); thuaidh (thíos i Málainn); scríofa, breactha, síos (tá sé thíos sa leabhar aige); ar an tine (tá an citeal thíos agam); cloíte, chun deiridh (ní tusa a bheidh thíos leis ach mise).

    Anuas: ón áit thuas; íslithe (tá luach an stoic anuas); i dtagairt (ní mise a tharraing a ainm anuas); ar bharr (cuir éadach anuas air); sa mhullach (tá m'athair anuas orm).

    Aníos: ón áit thíos; ó íochtar tíre; ó áit íseal sa saol; tagtha ar barr talún (tá an geamhar aníos).

    (taken from An Foclóir Beag)


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    Insect Overlord
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    An Modh Ordaitheach (the imperative form of the verb) is usually recognisable as the stem of most verbs.

    See some examples of different verbs here: link.

    If giving orders/instructions to more than one person, the suffix -(a)igí is added at the end (i. "Dúnaigí na leabhair!" Close the books. "Ithigí bhúr nglasraí". Eat your vegetables.)


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