grammar question- question word and verb together

f140 · 13-04-2016 11:54PM #1

Just a quick question.
if you have a question word such as conas or cén and then want to put a verb after it what happens the verb? will it take a seimhiu or an urú?

For example
1.) conas a tharla sé sin. (is this even correct)
2.) Cad a fhoghlaim tú inné? ( or is it cad a dfoghlaim?)

What does this section come under in a grammar book?

Rodin · 13-04-2016 11:58PM

f140 wrote: »

Just a quick question.
if you have a question word such as conas or cén and then want to put a verb after it what happens the verb? will it take a seimhiu or an urú?

For example
1.) conas a tharla sé sin. (is this even correct)
2.) Cad a fhoghlaim tú inné? ( or is it cad a dfoghlaim?)

What does this section come under in a grammar book?

D'fhoghlaim

f140 · 14-04-2016 05:07PM

Rodin wrote: »

D'fhoghlaim

what section does this come under in a grammar book? is there different rules for the different tenses

David Webb · 17-04-2016 06:23AM

Cad d'fhoglaim or cad a dh'fhoghlaim.

(Cad a dh'fhoghlamaís inné? in Munster Irish.)

This comes under Relative Clauses in grammar books. Cad and Conas and other simlar words (cé, cathain, etc) are followed by the relative particle and lenition.

David Webb · 17-04-2016 06:32AM

These are direct relative clauses, and the rules AREN't different for different tenses.

Indirect relative clauses are more complicate, and have eclipsis in most tenses, but lenition in the past:

an t-am go dtiocfaidh sé
an t-am gur tháinig sé

(or an t-am a dtiocfaidh sé/an t-am ar tháinig sé)
(or an t-am n-a dtiocfaidh sé/an t-am n-ar tháinig sé)

But relative clauses are a huge chunky subject in most grammar books, and can't really be explained in a brief message.

XR3i · 17-04-2016 06:34AM

did u learn anything yesterday

an learnáil tú aon rud innié

grammar question- question word and verb together

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