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— ————March, THE GAEL. 25" Is iad na cairtean leabliar-ùrnuigh 18. (4th Oct.) " Is fearr beaganan diabliuil."cuideachadh,namòrancoireachadh"—Leabhar-hrnuicjh governs diahlad in should be,in the genitive, which is diabhinl. " Is fearr beagan cuideachaidh na12. (9th July). "Tha'n seangan moran coireachaidh."'s an seillean 'tional an storas a nis" Beagan and moran govern the genitive.should be," Tha 'n seangan '-s an seillean a' 19. (10th Oct.) " Aithnichear annstional an storais a nis."na geataibh, fear an deagh bheantighe"The infinitive tional governs thegenitive, and, therefore, storas should should be,be stbrais." Aithnichear anns na geataibh13. (Uth July). '"S maith bhi fear na deadh mhnà-tighe."dan gu cobhair an am na h-airc" After/ear, "an deagh bhean-tighe"should be,should be in the genitive." 'S maith bhi dan gu cobhair an 20. (31st Oct.) " Tha luach beanam na h-airce."shubhailceach os ceann or 'us airgid"The genitive of aire is airce. should be,14. (27th July). " Faic gliocas an " Tha luach mnà subhailcich ost-seangan 'n a thionail cho tràthail " ceann òir agus airgid."should be,After luach., " bean shubhailceach"" Faic gliocas an t-seangain 'n a should be in the genitive— " mnàthioual cho trathaU."subhailcich," and after os ceann, orThe genitive of an seangan is an rather os cionn, or should be in thet-seangain. Tional is masculine, and, genitive—òzV.therefore, " 'n a thionail" should be 21. (2nd Nov.) " Tha tuiteam an" 'n a thional."duileach, a seirm bhi ullamh "15. (17th Aug.) " Tiormachadh should be,an cuau le spàin; modhaunachd gunmhaitheanas."" Tha tuiteam an duillich a' seirmbhi ullamh,"The infinitive tiormachadh governs or, if duilleach be regarded as athe genitive, and, therefore, " tiormachadhfeminine noun (cf. Armstrong'san cuan le spàin" should be Diet.)," tiormachadh a' chuain le spàiu."" 'Tha tuiteam na duillich a' seirm16. (27th Aug.) " Buaireadar an bhi ullamh."diabhul—an leisgean,"Tuiteam governs the genitive,should be,which is duillich." Buaireadair an diabhuil—an leisg-22. (7th Dec.) " Aithnichear drochean."Buaireadair governs diahhid in thegenitive, which is diabhuil.17. (31st Aug.) "A' cur bròn ribochdainn— ag iarraidh iasad,"should be,"A' cur broin ri bochdainu— agiarraidh iasaid."The infinitives cur and iarraidh.govern the genitive, and, therefoi-e,hrhn should be hròin and iasad shouldbe iasaid.—fhear, air gnùis a mhnaoi"should be," Aithnichear droch fhear airgniiis a mlmatha."Gniiis governs bean in the genitive,and, therefore, " a mhnaoi (dative)should be "a mhnà," or " a mhnatha"(genitive).(To be continued.)