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
CONSONANTSnana maidne , na cloinne , na sgìre, na sràid e
VOWELSna h–na h– uinneig e , na h– oifis e
MASCULINE NOUNS
B,C,G,M,Pa' _ha' bh aile, a' mh eadha i n
Fan fhan fh rith–bhaile
SL,SN,SR S+VOWELan t–an t– slua i gh
VOWELSanan i oma i ll, an ù ghdarra i s
OTHERanan 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!