Second opinion?

simmyfoxy

Hi all,
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
"Is í seo mo dialann eicléictiúil. Céad míle fáilte, a eachtránaí!"
I was thinking about "a dheoraí" instead of eachtránaí, but it sounds a little odd...
And... if I were to say "particularly eclectic", could I use an-eicléictiúil?

Please be patient, I'm taking my first Irish class!
Thanks!!!

David Webb

I would say the word eicléictiúil was a made-up word unlikely to be found in the Gaeltacht.

Dialann ar nithibh éagsamhla?

A Eachtránaí - could be "pé duine a thágann an treó".

David Webb

I would say the word eicléictiúil was a made-up word unlikely to be found in the Gaeltacht.

Dialann ar nithibh éagsamhla?

A Eachtránaí - could be "pé duine a thagann an treó".

CrabRevolution

simmyfoxy wrote: »

Hi all,
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
"Is í seo mo dialann eicléictiúil. Céad míle fáilte, a eachtránaí!"
I was thinking about "a dheoraí" instead of eachtránaí, but it sounds a little odd...
And... if I were to say "particularly eclectic", could I use an-eicléictiúil?

Please be patient, I'm taking my first Irish class!
Thanks!!!

I'm no expert at grammar, but I'm pretty sure its "mo dhialann" for "my diary". As was suggested above, there are more natural ways of saying the rest of it.

sryanbruen

CrabRevolution wrote: »

I'm no expert at grammar, but I'm pretty sure its "mo dhialann" for "my diary". As was suggested above, there are more natural ways of saying the rest of it.

Yeah you're correct with saying it's "mo dhialann".

An Aidiacht Shealbhach states that the rule for the possession "my" is,

Mo + 'h' on the noun - of course there are exceptions

Mo leabhar
Mo mháthair
M'athair
Mo chara

Just thought I'd confirm your statement .

simmyfoxy

Thank you all guys!!! That was really helpful!!!

pog it

simmyfoxy wrote: »

Hi all,
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
"Is í seo mo dialann eicléictiúil....

And... if I were to say "particularly eclectic", could I use an-eicléictiúil?

Please be patient, I'm taking my first Irish class!
Thanks!!!

If you want to add the intensifier 'an', you can't add it in front of the adjective, from what I recall, in such a sentence as the one above.

You can say 'tá rud an-eicléictiúil' but when the adjective is paired immediately following a noun, a new rule takes effect when you are using the copula and demonstrative. It would also be fine if you said 'Dialann an-eicléictiúil í'.

To keep with your own construction I think you would need to say 'is í seo mo dhialann atá an-eictéictiúil'/ ar an-eicléictiúil í /is mó eicléictiúil.