Pota Focal Intergaelic
á | ab | ac | ad | ae
Gluais TíHouse Glossary Gluais Beo!Beo! Glossary TeasárasThesaurus BriathraVerbs
a á ab abair abairt ábalta ábaltacht abar abhac abhaile abhainn ábhar ábhartha abhcóide
a
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
its belonging to it
his belonging to him
When a means its or his, it causes a lenition on the noun that follows it. It doesn't cause any changes on nouns that begin with vowels.
a chóta
his coat
a árasán
his apartment
a
PARTICLE
When a verbal noun has a direct object, then the direct object precedes the verbal noun and is separated from it by a.
[rud] a [dhéanamh]
to [do] [something]
shuigh síos chun litir a scríobh
he sat down to write a letter
[rud] a [dhéanamh]
[doing] [something]
seo an litir atá a scríobh
this is the letter he is writing
a
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
her belonging to her
When a means her, it attaches a h to the noun that follows it if it starts with a vowel. It doesn't cause any mutations on nouns that begin with consonants.
a cóta
her coat
a hárasán
her apartment
a
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
their belonging to them
When a means their, it causes an ecplisis on the noun that follows it.
a gcótaí
their coats
a n-árasáin
their apartments