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Chailleamar is the written standard which is in all the reputable grammar books that I know of (I don't know about the really recent ones). Chaill muid is used extensively in speech and seems to me to be becoming more popular. Perhaps it's time to rewrite the grammar books - or for me to update my knowledge of same! If chaill muid is actually acceptable as part of the written standard, I'd be grateful for a reference to this in the likes to GGBC, Rechúrsa Gramadaí, or the Caighdeán handbook.
Is maith an séideadh sróine do dhuine smuga a fheiceáil ar dhuine eile! |
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Ah Jayzus, I know that. We're really getting into the extreme points of dialectic minutae. I'm sure if we investigated it further we'd find differences in pronunciation between Corca Dhuibhne, Oileán Cléire, Músgraí and An Rinn. I'm on medication for a urinary tract infection. It's affecting my humour. Warning: Reasonable command of Irish - but I still make basic errors. |
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Thanks for the clarification. I should have checked it up first. It's a long time since I was at school - we learned the Munster abbreviated form of the verbs. Most of them have been dropped from the official curriculum, AFAIK. I was putting "Chailleamar" in with those other forms. Warning: Reasonable command of Irish - but I still make basic errors. |
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Sorry emf. I got things back to front as was brought to my attention by Scoobytyson. "Chailleamar" is the suggested standard. I hope I haven't lead you astray. To find how verbs are conjugated go to http://www.csis.ul.ie/focloir/ and type in the basic verb. Warning: Reasonable command of Irish - but I still make basic errors. |
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