GOVERNMENT. SUBSTANTIVE. 10. When two substantives come together, signifying different things, the latter is put in the genitive; as, mac na mna, the woman's son (112) 11. The latter substantive is sometimes joined with the former, as an adjective, making one compound expression, but still inflected in the genitive; as, fear corrain, a reaper.» 12. The active infinitive and participles govern the genitive, as nouns; as, bi me dul a iarraid mna, I was going to seek a wife; iar leagad an tsoisgeil, after reading the gospel. *The object of the infinitive may come before it, in the accusative; as, is mait an obair Dia do molad, it is good to praise God; for, is mait an obair molad De. 13. When one substantive governs another in the genitive plural, without the article being joined with the genitive, the latter substantive may be aspirated; as, fuil gabair, the blood of goats. (113) ADJECTIVE. 14. Adjectives signifying profit, proximity, fitness, and their opposites, require the dative; as, is mait duit, it is good for you. 15. Adjectives signifying dimension, require air before the measure; as, tri troige air doimneaċd, three feet deep. 16. Adjectives and nouns, signifying a part of any thing, require de an, or de na, of the, (commonly written don, and dona,) with the ablative; as, gaċ rann don leabar, each part of the book; fear do na daoinib, one of the men; an fear is sinne do na braitrib, the elder of the brothers; an fear is airde don triur, the highest of the three. * But * But adjectives signifying fullness, and the like, may have a genitive; as, beata làn triobloide, a life full of trouble; but, làn don triobloid, full of the trouble. 17. Adjectives signifying likeness, or an emotion of the mind, require le with the ablative; as, is cosmuil an duine le fear tuarastail, man is like an hireling; bi siad go mait leat, they were good to you; cuaille com fada le crann, a pole as long as a tree; bi cartanaċ liom, be friendly to me. (114) 18. The comparative degree requires na or no, than, before the following noun; as, is fearr Peadar na Pol, Peter is better than Paul. (115) The construction of Nouns Substantive and Adje tive promiscuously exemplified. Is fuar an la è, It is a cold day. The morning is cold. me. A ndearna tu an deoć Did you make the drink Ni fiu e dod inginse, Is mor ata se tugta don foglaim, Nil si air son a dadam deanam, Ta me dul a ceannaċ buloige, Ba mion liom bulog a ċeannać, Credim andia atair uile- tair uileċumaċtaċ, Do rinne Dia an talam tirm, Dorinne se an talam tirm, Is aige Brian ata an laṁ cruaid, Ta an laim cruaid le neart oibre, Is olc a faras bròg cumaing air cois fritir, Ni bròg cumaing an cos fritir, Bu mitid duit deoċ d'ol, agus biad d'ite, Ni mîan liom a beit ag of dige, no 'git bid anois, 'Se so tig matara, Agamarc air macnaois na mban, Do ceannaig me çornn airgit, Reir baramla na huile daoine cuiniollač, Is deise i na Teamar na rioġ, He is not worthy your daughter. He is greatly given to learning. She is not fit to do any thing. I am going to buy a bullock. Iwonld wish to buy a bullock. I believe in God the Father Almighty. God made the dry land. He made the land dry. It is Brian that has the hard hand. The hand is hard by the force of work. Ill fitteth a strait shoe to a sore foot. The strait shoe makes the foot sore. It were time for you to drink and eat. I do not desire to drink or eat now. This is my father's house. According to the opinion Ni faca tusa teać na You have not seen the Teamra? Chuaid se cos lomnoct, go haonać na Cairge, Is glic na daoine iad. Is daoine glioca iad, Ta siad ina ndaoinib glioca, Is mian leite mil a cruinniugad, Is mian leite beit cruinniugad meala, Ta ar ngiolla, is ar gcailin fir ditċiollac, Ta matair, agus mo matair tinn, Is ro deas a suile, a bèal s'a muineal, Biann se na comnaig idteaċ mor farsaing, Is glan a bean tiġe i, Ba maït a bean margaid i, Bhi si ina mnaoi margaid mait, Bhadar ag ol dige, ag ite bid, agus ag posad ban, go tti an la a ndeaċaid Naoi san arc, Gan gàir gadar no stoc, Gan coimead cuan no cala gnat, Seanòir crìon ag tarraing cloć, Ta se dul a ceannaċ brata, Chuaid an cailin amaċ a bleagan na mbo, 0 2 house of Tura. He went barefooted to the fair of Carrick. They are prudent people. She desires to gather honey. She desires to be gathering honey. Our boy and girl are very diligent. My father and mother are sick. Her eyes, mouth, and neck are very pretty. He dwells in a great extensive house. She is a clean housekeeper, She was a good market woman. They were eating, drinking, and marrying, until the day that Noah entered the ark. Without the sound of hounds or horn. Nor guarding coasts nor harbours as usual. Awithered old man draw ing stones. He is going to buy malt. The girl went out to milk the cows. Bhi Bhi an cailin ag iarruid na ba't a bleagan, Ta an cailin ag iarruid na mbo, Ta an giolla beag ag iar ruid na cloice moire, Ta an giolla beag ag iarruid an cloċ mòr ùd a togbail, Taid ciocrac air gloir is air saidbrios, Ta siad santac air bla agus maoin saogalta, Ta sin go mait air ni eigin, Ta seisean air son ni air bit, Brat urlar sè slata air fad, agus trislata air leatad, Teac mor tri fitċead troige air airde, agus a bunait seaċt dtroige air doimneact, Leabar da ordlaċ air tiu- A book two inches thick. gaċt, Ta an aman da fitcead troige air doimneact, Is lionmaire na caoirig na na mic tire, Tiomna uì Dhonaill aird easpoic Thuaim, no an tard easboc, Dul chum bainse Chonaill an fir nuaposda, no an fear nuaposda, Is doilig obair cosmuil leis faiceal, Is cosmuil e le caislean na craob ruaide, The river is forty feet deep. The sheep are more nume rous than the wolves. The will of O'Donnel, archbishop of Tuam. Going to the wedding of Connal the new married man. It is hard to see such a work. It is like the castle of the red branch. Ba |