Trá An Clochán ‘Clifden is a beach’ S: An Clochán ‘Clifden’ P: trá ‘a beach’

Raidió Teilifís Éireann ‘Ireland’s Television is a Radio’ S: Teilifís Éireann ‘Ireland’s Television’ P: Raidió ‘(a) Radio’ Nílimíd in inmhe an ainm a thuiscint in aon slí nách abairt chopaile í.

Teach Mo Chara ‘My Friend is a House’ S: Mo Chara ‘My Friend’ P: Teach ‘a House’

Iarnóin maith! ‘Goodness is an afternoon!’ S: maith ‘goodness, a good thing’ P: iarnóin ‘afternoon’

Óstán bealach isteach ‘An entrance is a hotel’ S: bealach isteach ‘a way inside, entrance’ P: óstán ‘a hotel’

Leabhar Gaeilge liom ‘An Irish book of mine’ an bhrí ba thúisce a tuigfí as san ach is féidir ciall chopaileach a bhaint as leis: ‘a Gaelic language of mine is a book’ S: Gaeilge liom ‘a Gaelic [language] of mine’ P: leabhar ‘a book’

We will also comment on errors that we see in the Caigheán as well, including the one at the start of Chapter 3 irishlanguage.ie/an-caighdean... #irishlanguage #irish #gaeilge

Is maith an obair a dhein An Spideog ag míniú na copaile. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZPL...

Ní hábhair é a chara. ‘His friend is not subjects.’ S: (é) a chara ‘his friend’ (agus fo-ainmní ann) P: ábhair ‘subjects, matters’ (iolra den fhocal ‘ábhar’) Copula: ní (an fhoirm dhiúltach) ‘ní ábhair’ a bheadh ceart de réir an chaighdeáin, ach is sine an nós ‘h-’ a chur tar éis ‘ní’ na copaile

One interesting rule of #irish #grammar that many people struggle with, but it seems well alive in native Irish. A 🧵. If a proper name (of person or place) is referring to the name itself, & not to a specific person, it’s treated as indefinite after the copula. #gaeilge #gaelainn #gramadach

reading an article (in Irish) about an Irish language influencer with thousands and thousands of followers (who's also apparently working on advanced courses and charges people for their content) but their Irish is so poor that I'm struggling to understand and read the article... ☹️

Deirtear nach gcáintear leabhra Gaeilge sách minic. Mar sin, déanfaidh mé cáineadh beag ar Scott Pilgrim as Gaeilge: ní thuigeann an t-aistritheoir an chopail agus tá cuid den aistriúchán in áiteacha eile chomh ciotach sin go bhfuil sé barrúil.

@anchopail.bsky.social Cé Cathair na Mart Westport is a quay

An Túr Solas? ‘Is Light a Tower?’ S: Solas ‘Light’ P: Túr ‘a Tower’ copula: an …? (the interrogative form)

The guide I wrote a while ago about ‘being’ in Irish (the tá/bí verb vs the copula ‘is’). It’s fairly comprehensive and, I hope, helpful to learners: https://celtic-languages.org/Guide_to_Irish_to_be #gaeilge #Spéiríní #SpéirGhorm

#SpéirGorm ‘A green-blue colour is sky’ Subject: Gorm ‘(An instance of) green or blue colour (of some specific object)’ Predicate: Spéir ‘Sky’ #BluecolourIsSky

sr. Beag Liam ‘William’s Smallness is a street’ S: sr[áid] ‘a street’ P: Beag Liam ‘William’s Little Amount, William’s Smallness’

Ionaid bialanna beir leat sa Chathair ‘Take-away restaurants in the City are places’ P: Ionaid ‘places’ S: bialanna beir leat sa Chathair ‘take-away restaurants in the City’

Turas d’anam ‘thy soul is a journey’ S: turas ‘journey’ P: d’anam ‘thy soul’ B’fhearr linn ‘t’anam’ le t’ neamhghlórach áfach. Is féidir tuiscint eile a bhaint as ‘d’anam’ leis: an réamhfhocal ‘do’ + ‘anam’ (‘a journey for a soul’).

Ár bia mara ‘Seafood is slaughter’ S: bia mara ‘seafood’ P: ár ‘slaughter’ Chuir duine an íomhá so chugainn tá fada ó shin ach níor roinneamair anso í fós. Ná hithidh ach glasraí lenúr dtoil, a chairde.

Halla Deuglán ‘Deuglán is a hall’ Gaelchló a roinn an íomhá so ar an suíomh eile ⁊ ghoideamair uathu í.

Líne Glas an Luas ‘Speed is a Line of Locks’ Subject: an Luas ‘(the) Speed’ Predicate: Líne Glas ‘a Line of Locks’ ‘Glas’ gan séimhiú mar is ginideach iolra atá ann.

Níl aon chopail le fáilt sa sampla so cé go mbeifí ag súil léi gan amhras. Seans ná tiocfaidís fiú dá mbeadh coinne acu leis an gCopail, faraor.

Ceol Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann ‘The Royal Irish Academy is music’ S: Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann ‘the RIA’ P: ceol ‘music’ (ciall eile is féidir a bhaint as ‘music of the RIA’ ach sa chás san b’fhearr leis an athair Peadar féin ‘Ceol Acadaimh R. na hÉ.’ le foirm an ghinidigh)

Muintir an Cheathrú Rua “Carraroe is a people” S: an Cheathrú Rua ‘Carraroe’ P: muintir ‘a people’ tá fíor brón orm “there is a figure of sorrows upon me” fíor ‘a figure’ (alt. reading ‘truth’) brón, gen. pl.: ‘of sorrows’ (gan séimhiú mar go bhfuil an focal sa ghin. iolra)

SuperValu Páirc ‘A Park is (a?) SuperValu’ Subject: Páirc ‘a Park, a Field’ Predicate: SuperValu Léighidh níos mó ina thaobh san anso: www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

Dia daoibh gach duine! ‘Every person is a god to ye!’ subject: gach duine ‘every person, everyone’ predicate: dia daoibh ‘a god to ye; a god of yours’ Is fíor-choitianta an ceann san! #Gaeilge

Anam Cara ‘A Friend is a Soul’ subject: Cara ‘a Friend’ predicate: Anam ‘a Soul’

Carraig Donn ‘A Noble / Brown Colour is a Rock.’ Subject: Donn ‘a Noble / Chieftain’ or ‘Brown Colour’ Predicate: Carraig ‘a Rock’