A ndearna duine air bit riam amrus fa Dhia a beit ann? Nil cuid agam de, Ta fuact orm anois, agus bi tart mor orm ag teact asteaċ dam, Bheara me an tairgiod duit a maraċ ma tig liom, Bfearr liom go dtiocfa leat a tabairt aniuġ, An leat fein an cior ċnàim? Is liom; agus is liom an sgatan fòs. Da mbiad airgiod agam, Ta ublaige uadfa, Bhfuil tu tinn? ni bfuilim, An tu an maor? ni me. 'Sionnan sin le rad agus gur bionnan iad araon, Ba doilig dam è. That is the same as to say, that they were both alike. It were difficult for me. Are you cold? I am. He was the tallest man in the company. Dob i an bean a bailne She was the most beau An raib foidiġeact orra? Is sine ar matairne na bur matairse, Did they think long? Our mother is older than yours. Ta bur mbatsa san gcoill, Your cows are in the wood. ADVERB. 1. The following adverbs aspirate the words that follow them thus; Ni, niar, not, and nar? nacar? not? aspirate and prefix h to vowels; Do, and a, to, aspirate infinitives; Do, sign of the preter, aspirates active verbs; Ro, very, aspirates adjectives; and, All the adverbial particles aspirate the words with which they are compounded; as, (136) Niar tainic aon duine No man came with him. leis, Is còir duinn urnaig do, or a deanam gaċ la, Do buail me an fear eile, Ta an maidin ro fuar, Ta se na duine neimglic, Ni hamluig ta, We ought to pray every I struck the other man. 2. Naċ, not, and ca? where? eclipse active verbs; and Iar, sign of the preter participle, eclipses it; as, (137) Naċ dtig leice siubal, She cannot walk. 3. Adverbs signifying proximity, require the da tive; as, ta se angar dam, he is near me. (138.) 4. The Dit me go leor don biad, I eat enough of the meat. The construction of adverbs promiscuously exem plified. Nar einig tu go moć? Tamull beag na diaiġsin, Seal beag roime, Niar codail me moran arèir, Did you arise early? Bhi me, uair no do, ar ti I was, once or twice, cur orm, Ta dùil agam a dul as baile amarac, about to put on my cloaths. I intend to go from home to-morrow. Ca huair a tiucfas si air When will she come back Bfearr liom beit tall, na Iwould rather be beyond, than on this side.. Do not go back and for ward. bos, Na bi dul siar 's aniar, $ 2 Ta Ta se dul nunn 's anall, Na bi dul sìos is suas, Sgeul a cuala me cian o soin, He is going to and fro. Do not go up and down. A story that I heard long ago. On fear crionna, a tainic From a wise man that a gcéin, came from afar. Gur glas na mullaig bfad That hills are green far uainn, Ta an taran sin ro mait, Do buailead è le duine eile, An mar sin ata? Nar diol se na fiaċa? Da ririb ata me, from us. That bread is very good. He was struck by another man. Is it so? Did he pay the debts? I am in earnest. Crèd fa naċ mbuailinn è? Why should I not strike |