Describing the Lowlands 2
A' toirt iomradh air a' Ghalltachd 2
The rules for feminine and masculine genitives (possessives) we have seen before are given again in the tables below. You can find more detail on the SpeakGaelic website:
Remember: Practice makes perfect!
| FEMININE NOUNS | ||
| CONSONANTS | na | na maidne , na cloinne , na sgìre, na sràid e |
| VOWELS | na h– | na h– uinneig e , na h– oifis e |
| MASCULINE NOUNS | ||
| B,C,G,M,P | a' _h | a' bh aile, a' mh eadha i n |
| F | an fh | an fh rith–bhaile |
| SL,SN,SR S+VOWEL | an t– | an t– slua i gh |
| VOWELS | an | an i oma i ll, an ù ghdarra i s |
| OTHER | an | an d ora i s, an t aigh e |
An ann ann am meadhan a' bhaile a tha thu fhèin a' fuireach a–nis?
Is it in the centre of town that you are living now?
Chan ann. 'S ann a tha mise a' fuireach lem chèile ann am
frith–bhaile air iomall Ghlaschu.
It isn't. I am now living with my partner in a suburb on the edge of
Glasgow.
An ann? Led chèile? Math fhèin, cò e? A bheil mi eòlach air?
Are you? With your partner? Very good, who is he? Do I know him?
Chan eil! Ach tha e càirdeil rid bhràthair, saoilidh mi. Feumaidh tu
coinneachadh ris!
You don't (know him). But he is friendly with your brother, I think.
You'll have to meet him!