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CEACHT A DÓ / LESSON TWO
An maith leat tae? Do you like tea?
Ní maith léi é seo. She doesn’t like this.
Nach maith leat do dhinnéar? Don't you like your dinner?
§4.2.2. The answer to a question will include the copula and the adjective/predicate:
An maith leat Bostún? Do you like Boston?
Is maith. / Ní maith. I do. / I don't.
§4.2.3. Note the use of the conjunctions nó `or' and ná `nor:'
An maith leat tae nó caife? Do you like tea or coffee?
Ní maith liom tae ná caife. I like neither tea nor coffee.
Note also the conjunction ná `than' used when comparing two things to each other:
Is fearr liom tae ná caife. I like tea better than coffee /I prefer tea to coffee.
§5. The Preposition gan `without'
The preposition gan `without' causes séimhiú:
gan bhróg without a shoe
gan mhaith useless, without benefit
However, if the noun it modifies begins with a d, t, s (or f) there is no séimhiú, since d/t/s resist
lenition after `n' (see Ceacht 2 `Dental Rule'):
gan dabht without a doubt.
In addition, personal names are not lenited, nor is a noun lenited if it is modified:
gan Mícheál without Michael
gan cuidiú ar bith without any help.
CEACHTANNA LE DÉANAMH
1. Write out the following nouns with the article: arán, bean, cailc, doras, fuinneog, leabhar, scoil,
obair, cathaoir, páipéar, tábla, sráid, éan.
2.1a) Incorporate adjectives into the following classification sentences:
is capall é > is capall maith é
is muc í
is cat é
is peann é
is cailc í
is bean í sin
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