What's the difference between "sea" and "tá"?

MaryKirwan

Má fhiafraíonn aon duine "An bhfuil tú go maith?" an bhfuil aon difríocht idir "sea" agus "tá"?

Ceist seafóideach, tá a fhios agam ._.

Insect Overlord

MaryKirwan wrote: »

Má fhiafraíonn aon duine "An bhfuil tú go maith?" an bhfuil aon difríocht idir "sea" agus "tá"?

Ceist seafóideach, tá a fhios agam ._.

Má fhiafraítear ceist a thosaíonn le "An bhfuil _____?" nó "Nach bhfuil ____?", freagraítear le "Tá" nó "Níl".

Úsáidtear "is ea" ('sea) nó "ní hea" chun ceisteanna leis an gcopal a fhreagairt.

MaryKirwan

An __________ tú galf go minic?

imríonn
bhfeiceann
dtéann
gcaitheann

Cad faoi anseo? Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil sé "imríonn" ach cheap mé tarlaíonn "eclipsis" ar ceisteanna. o_o That's a messy sentence. I mean, I thought that thing "eclipsis" happened in questions, where the verb gets g's and n's and stuff. I thought it would have been "an n-imríonn".

Insect Overlord

MaryKirwan wrote: »

An __________ tú galf go minic?

imríonn
bhfeiceann
dtéann
gcaitheann

Cad faoi anseo? Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil sé "imríonn" ach cheap mé tarlaíonn "eclipsis" ar ceisteanna. o_o That's a messy sentence. I mean, I thought that thing "eclipsis" happened in questions, where the verb gets g's and n's and stuff. I thought it would have been "an n-imríonn".

Eclipsis occurs on consonants, but not on vowels.

pog it

You're asking about the n-prefix which can precede a vowel, yes, but not when you are asking a question. See here under 'use' to see when the n-prefix applies.

From Nualéargais website http://www.nualeargais.ie/gnag/thnd.htm#n

n-prefix (an réamhlitir n)

spelling:
preceding a vowel: n-a, n-e, etc. by capitalisation: nA, nE: e.g.: Tir na nÓg = Land of Youth

use

preceding a vowel by expressions/particles actually requiring eclipsis : ár n-uncail = our uncle; (unless it already ends in -n, also not after an: ar an úll = on the apple !), not after the preposition i: but instead in: in Éirinn = in Ireland (this is purely a written convention, the pronunciation is the same as i nÉireann, which also occasionally occurs.
after le in the meaning "(in order) to " (in Connacht): cad a bheidh agat le n-ól = what will you drink? ("what will you have to drink?"), althought after le normally no eclipsis occurs.

MaryKirwan

pog it wrote: »

You're asking about the n-prefix which can precede a vowel, yes, but not when you are asking a question. See here under 'use' to see when the n-prefix applies.

From Nualéargais website http://www.nualeargais.ie/gnag/thnd.htm#n

I don't get it. So... does...does n-imríonn ever exist or is it a figment of my imagination? If it's not, when is it used?

Insect Overlord

It does exist in certain cases. One example would be in indirect speech.

Deir sé go n-imríonn sé peil. = He says that he plays football.

MaryKirwan

Insect Overlord wrote: »

It does exist in certain cases. One example would be in indirect speech.

Deir sé go n-imríonn sé peil. = He says that he plays football.

How long did you learn Irish before you got this...intimidatingly knowledgeable? I want to be as good as you some day ._.

Insect Overlord

MaryKirwan wrote: »

How long did you learn Irish before you got this...intimidatingly knowledgeable? I want to be as good as you some day ._.

I'm nearly 25, so closing in on 20 years! I'm forever making mistakes though, even at MA level. The learning never ends.

MaryKirwan

MaryKirwan wrote: »

How long did you learn Irish before you got this...intimidatingly knowledgeable? I want to be as good as you some day ._.

Darn :O I was really hoping you were old so that I could justify my terrible grasp, but you only have 3 years of additional learning on me.

Insect Overlord

MaryKirwan wrote: »

Darn :O I was really hoping you were old so that I could justify my terrible grasp, but you only have 3 years of additional learning on me.

I've been studying Irish in college for the last 6 years, to be fair. :pac:

deirdremf

MaryKirwan wrote: »

How long did you learn Irish before you got this...intimidatingly knowledgeable? I want to be as good as you some day ._.

Bí ag cleachtadh agus beidh tú chomh maith céanna!