We have seen in SpeakGaelic A1 and A2 how to link dependent clauses with gu bheil | nach eil.
For the past tense, we learnt to link these clauses with gun robh | nach robh.
And for the future tense we learnt to use gum bi | nach bi.
We have also used this pattern with other verbs, for example gun tèid | nach tèid.
We can use the same pattern to link a dependent clause which starts with ‘S e | Chan e and ‘S ann | Chan ann.
Tha mi a’ smaointinn + ‘S e an fhìrinn a th’ agad an sin.
I think + It’s the truth you have there.
Tha mi a’ smaointinn gur e an fhìrinn a th’ agad an sin.
I think that it’s the truth you have there.
Tha mi an dòchas + ‘S e seo an taigh-òsta!
I am hoping + This is the hotel!
Tha mi an dòchas gur e seo an taigh-òsta!
I hope that this is the hotel!
Saoilidh mi + ‘S ann air an trèan(a) a thig iad.
I think + It’s on the train that they will come.
Saoilidh mi gur ann air an trèan(a) a thig iad.
I think that it’s on the train they’ll come.
Chuala mi + ‘S ann air a’ bhàt’-aiseig a thàinig iad.
I heard. + It’s on the ferry they came.
Chuala mi gur ann air a’ bhàt’-aiseig a thàinig iad.
I heard that that it’s on the ferry they came.
Tha mi a’ smaointinn + Chan e an fhìrinn a th’ agad an sin.
I think + It’s not the truth you have there.
Tha mi a’ smaointinn nach e an fhìrinn a th’ agad an sin
I think that it’s not the truth you have there.
Tha mi an dòchas + Chan e seo an taigh-òsta!
I am hoping + This is not the hotel!
Tha mi an dòchas nach e seo an taigh-òsta!
I hope that this is not the hotel!
Saoilidh mi + Chan ann air an trèan(a) a thig iad.
I think + It’s not on the train that they will come.
Saoilidh mi nach ann air an trèan(a) a thig iad.
I think that it’s not on the train they’ll come.
Chuala mi + Chan ann air a’ bhàt’-aiseig a thàinig iad.
I heard. + It’s not on the ferry they came.
Chuala mi nach ann air a’ bhàt’-aiseig a thàinig iad.
I heard that it’s not on the ferry they came.
As we see in these examples we use ‘S e | Chan e when a noun is linked directly, whereas ‘S ann | Chan ann are typically used with a preposition:
Saoilidh mi gur e an trèan(a) as cosgaile. | ✅ ‘S e |
I think that it’s the train that’s most expensive. | It is. |
Tha beachd agam gur e am bus as saoire. | ✅ ‘S e. |
I think (have a view) that it’s the bus that’s cheapest. | It is. |
‘S dòcha gur e an t-itealan as luaithe. | ✅ ‘S e. |
It’s probably the aeroplane that’s quickest. | It is. |
Saoilidh mi nach e an trèan(a) as cosgaile. | ⛔ Chan e. |
I think that it isn’t the train that’s most expensive. | It isn’t. |
Tha beachd agam nach e am bus as saoire. | ⛔ Chan e. |
I think (have a view) that it isn’t the bus which is the cheapest. | It isn’t. |
‘S dòcha nach e an t-itealan as luaithe. | ⛔ Chan e. |
It’s probably not the aeroplane that’s quickest. | It isn’t. |
‘S mathaid gur ann air an trèan(a) a thèid mi. | ✅ ‘S ann. |
It’s maybe on the train that I will go. | It is. |
‘S mathaid gur ann air a’ bhus a chaidh e. | ✅ ‘S ann. |
It’s probably on the bus that he went. | It is. |
‘S mathaid gur ann air an itealan a thàinig i. | ✅ ‘S ann. |
It’s probably on the aeroplane that she came. | It is. |
‘S mathaid gur ann aig uair feasgair a thig iad. | ✅ ‘S ann. |
It’s probably at one PM they’ll come. | It is. |
‘S mathaid nach ann air a’ bhus a chaidh e. | ⛔ Chan ann. |
It’s probably not on the bus that he went. | It isn’t. |
‘S mathaid nach ann air an itealan a thàinig i. | ⛔ Chan ann. |
It’s probably not on the aeroplane that she came. | It isn’t. |
‘S mathaid nach ann aig uair feasgair a thig iad. | ⛔ Chan ann. |
It’s probably not at one PM they’ll come. | It isn’t. |
‘S mathaid nach ann air an trèan(a) a thèid mi. | ⛔ Chan ann. |
It’s probably not on the train that I will go. | It isn’t. |