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*The latter substantive may be put in the nominative case, though the former is in an oblique one; but the article is then inserted; and some word, such as eadon, or is e sin, is understood; as, mac Joseip an saor, the son of Joseph the carpenter. (109)

2. An adjective agrees with the substantive before it, in gender, number, and case; as, an fir gil, of the fair man; na mna gile, of the fair woman; dona fearaib geala, to the fair men.

3. For the aspiration of adjectives joined with nouns, see pages 36, 37.

4. When two or more substantives are joined to an adjective, the adjective is commonly referred to them separately; as, is geanamuil an fear agus an bean, the man and woman are lovely.

5. Adjectives of one syllable may be prefixed to their substantives, without undergoing any inflexion; forming, in this manner, compound terms; as, dearg lasair, red flame; for lasair dearg.

*In this case, if the noun begins with a mutable consonant, that consonant is aspirated; as, oigfear, a young man.

6. When the adjective is asserted of, or concerning the noun, it is placed before the noun, and undergoes no inflexion; as, is glic an duine sin, that man is wise. (110)

7. Substantives signifying the same person or thing, require their adjectives between them; as, an curaid croda Conlaoċ, the valiant hero Conloch.

8. Many synonymous adjectives are elegantly joined to the same substantive; as, a ndaignib dorca dùnta, in dark, close, fastnesses.

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9. When the adjective is connected, in meaning and force, with the verb, it assumes an ad'verbial form, and undergoes no inflexion; as, rinne se an talam tirim, he made the earth dry. (11)

GOVERNMENT.

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 onecompound 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 leaġad 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 doimneacd, 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 cartanac 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 Adjective promiscuously exemplified.

Is fuar an la è,
Ta an maidin fuar,
Is dorca an oidċe ì,
Bhfuil a cloċ sin trom?
Is trom a cloċ i,
Dean deoć teit dam,

It is a cold day.
The morning is cold.
It is a cold night.
Is that stone heavy?
It is a heavy stone.
Make a warm drink for

me.

?

A ndearna tu an deoċ Did you make the drink

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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 ċeannaċ,

Credim andia atair uile-
cumactać,
Creidim andia an ta-

tair uileċumaċtać, Do rinne Dia an talam tirm, Dorinne se an talam tirm, Is aige Brian ata an lam cruaid,

Ta an laim cruaid le neart oibre,

Is olc a faras bròg cumaing air cois fritir, Ni bròg cumaing an eos fritir,

Bu mitid duit deoċ d'ol, agus biad d'ite, Ni mîan liom a beit ag ol dige, no 'git bid anois, Se so tig matara, Agamarc air macnaois na mban, Do ceannaig me cornn airgit,

Reir baramla na huile daoine cuiniollać, Is deise i na Teamar na riog,

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.
Looking on the pastimes
of the women.
I bought a silver cup.

According to the opinion
all men of probity.
It is more beautiful than
Tara of the kings.

Ni faca tusa teać na

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 ditciollać, 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 mait 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,

You have not seen the house of Tara. 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 ex

tensive 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.

Gan gàir gadar no stoc, Without the sound of

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