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Nàbaidhean

B1
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Abairtean

Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about An guth fulangach le GA (The passive voice with GA). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

Cunntas cìs na comhairle

The council tax bill

Tha na binichean gan togail

The bins are being lifted

Tha na h–innealan sin gan cleachdadh

Those machines are being used

Tha solais–sràide gan cur air feasgar

The street–lights are being put on in the evening

Tha mullach an togalaich seo ga chàradh

The roof of the building is being repaired

Tha am feur ga ghearradh

The grass is being cut

Tha na h–uinneagan gan glanadh

The windows are being cleaned

Tha uinneag ga fosgladh

A window is being opened

Taigheadas ùr air mhàl

New rented houses [housing]

Tha dorsan na sgoile ùire … gam fosgladh

The doors of the new school … are being opened

Chan eil doras na leabharlainn ga dhùnadh am–bliadhna

The door of the library is not being closed this year

We’ll catch up with some more of these as well as adding some new words and phrases to our vocabulary as we progress through this lesson.