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PostJuly 12 2005, 23:37 PM
mhwombat


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Conor wrote:
You missed the point in all the posts lach - It wasn't a questions of tú/thú (both fine) but nach bhfuil/nach!

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PostJuly 12 2005, 23:39 PM
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Rolling around the floor laughing

By the way:

In all dialects, "tú" (without h) is used when it is the subject of the verb (ie. déanann tú, bíonn tú)

However, when tú is the direct object of a verb (is múinteoir thú), it can be optionally aspirated. However, the unaspirated tú is also acceptable in this situation.
PostJuly 12 2005, 23:47 PM
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Go raibh maith agat as ucht un-confusing me, a thaisce!

And I will try to stick to the standard on this thread.
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PostJuly 12 2005, 23:50 PM
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I'm not 100% sure which is the standard between tú/thú - I think both are "standard Irish", and it boils down to personal preference.
PostJuly 12 2005, 23:53 PM
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According to GnaG, the "object form" is indeed thú
PostJuly 13 2005, 17:55 PM
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On earlier threads, we talked about our pets. Now we can do it using both tá and is:

Tá peata agam Is madra é. Tá sé dubh agus bán. Tá sé cairdiúil. Agus tá peata ag mo mhadra féin. Is cat é. Tá sé oráiste agus bán. An bhfuil peata agat?

Remember, when you associate two nouns (he = dog, he = cat), you can't use tá. If you don't have a pet, you can make one up, or talk about anything you like.
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PostJuly 13 2005, 18:08 PM
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Jim Smith is ainm dom. Rugadh 'is togadh mé i mBaltimore, MD ach tá mé i chónaí i bPennsylvania anois. Tá madra, cat, iasc óir, agus dhá turtair againn. Ó...agus triúr iníonacha freisin!! lach
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PostJuly 13 2005, 18:11 PM
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Agus tá aon bhean agat, níl sí?

(Somebody has to remind you!) lach
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PostJuly 13 2005, 18:37 PM
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Abigeál wrote:
Agus tá aon bhean agat, níl sí?

(Somebody has to remind you!) lach



...nach bhfuil?
PostJuly 13 2005, 18:52 PM
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Abigeál wrote:
Agus tá aon bhean agat, níl sí?

(Somebody has to remind you!) lach


Ó, is ea!! lach Agus aon bean chéile amháin agam freisin!!
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