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Tuiseal ginideach of instruments

  • 09-03-2011 08:25PM
    #1
    tufterween
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 364 ✭✭


    Trying to say 'ag seinm ______' but i know it takes the tuiseal ginideach.
    Can anyone help me with the following instruments:
    Giotár
    Veidhlín
    Druma

    And any other commonly used instruments that I've left out that you can think of.
    Thanks a million


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  • #2
    Micilin Muc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Micilin Muc


    tufterween wrote: »
    Trying to say 'ag seinm ______' but i know it takes the tuiseal ginideach.
    Can anyone help me with the following instruments:
    Giotár
    Veidhlín
    Druma

    And any other commonly used instruments that I've left out that you can think of.
    Thanks a million

    ag seinm giotáir / ag seinm an ghiotáir
    ag seinm veidhlín / ag seinm an veidhlín
    ag seinm fidle / ag seinm na fidle
    ag seinm druma / ag seinm an druma / ag seinm na ndrumaí
    ag seinm feadóige / ag seinm na feadóige
    ag seinm ucailéile / ag seinm na hucailéile
    ag seinm basúcaí / ag seinm an bhasúcaí


  • #3
    deirdremf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,447 ✭✭✭deirdremf


    Micilin Muc wrote: »
    ag seinm giotáir / ag seinm an ghiotáir
    ag seinm veidhlín / ag seinm an veidhlín
    ag seinm fidle / ag seinm na fidle
    ag seinm druma / ag seinm an druma / ag seinm na ndrumaí
    ag seinm feadóige / ag seinm na feadóige
    ag seinm ucailéile / ag seinm na hucailéile
    ag seinm basúcaí / ag seinm an bhasúcaí

    I assume you are thinking mainly of the construction
    "tá sí ag seinm an ghiotáir".
    For many people, it would be more natural, and better Irish to say:
    "tá an giotár á sheint/á chasadh aici", or
    "tá an fhidil á seint/á casadh aici", or
    "tá na spúnóga á seint/á gcasadh aici".

    That also allows you to forget the genitive case - but you then have to remember that the noun and verbal noun must agree.
    i.e.
    séimhiú on seint/casadh if noun (giotár) is masculine singular
    no séimhiú on seint/casadh if noun (fidil) is feminine singular
    urú on seint/casadh if noun (spúnóga) is plural (except s doesnt take an urú!).


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