Grammar Glossary
Oftentimes when studying I had to search for what certain words meant because I hadn’t learned/understood them as a child. This is a work in progress on a grammar glossary….
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What to use: the “w” or “v” difference in dialects
Firstly, let us preface that these are not exactly English “w” or “v” sounds, but this is how learners typically ask the question in relation to pronunciation. Basically speaking, “w”….
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil: Preface and Preface to the First Edition
All 11 Chapters of the translated Caighdeán can be found here. Preface Background The publication of the Official Standard in 1958 was a pioneering move. The Translation Section had published….
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil: Chapter 11: Relative Clauses (pp. 203-218)
11.1 General 11.1.1 A conjunction called the ‘relative particle’ (affirmative: a, ar; negative: nach, nár) is used to connect a main clause and a relative subordinate clause to each other…..
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil: Chapter 10: Initial Mutations (pp. 171-202)
10.1 General An initial mutation is a change that is made to the start of a word due to gender, case, tense or other grammatical pretext. Initial mutations include lenition,….
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil: Chapter 9: Numbers (pp. 141-170)
9.1 General 9.1.1 The primary forms of numbers in Irish are Standalone Numbers, Cardinal Numbers, Personal Numbers, Ordinal Numbers, Fractions and Decimals. (a) Standalone Numbers Numbers without a noun directly….
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil: Chapter 8: Pronouns (pp. 131-140)
8.1 General 8.1.1 Counted with pronouns are personal pronouns, possessive adjectives (which function as adjectives and pronouns), prepositional pronouns, interrogative pronouns and demonstrative pronouns. 8.2 Personal Pronouns 8.2.1 The following….
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil: Chapter 7: The Copula (pp. 113-130)
7.1 General The copula is used to connect two words or phrases together. The version of the copula used in the present tense is the same as that used in….
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil: Chapter 6: The Adverb (pp. 107-112)
6.1 Principal Types of Adverb 6.1.1 The adverb is used to qualify a verb, verbal noun, adjective, preposition, conjunction or other adverb. The following are the principal types of adverb….
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil: Chapter 5: Verbs (pp. 69-106)
5.1 Regular Verbs 5.1.1 There are two conjugations of regular verbs. 5.1.2 The First Conjugation concerns: (a) verbs from monosyllabic roots, e.g. bog, bris, caith, mol, with which are counted….
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil: Chapter 4: Adjectives (pp. 57-68)
This is Chapter 4 of the unofficial translation of An Caighdeán Oifigiúil based off of the 2017 version. You can find all other chapters here. 4.1 Attributive Adjectives 4.1.1 Adjectives are….