Hai Eilidh,
Sgri\obh thu:
Feuchidh mi,
>I will try...
>
>>1. I have a dog.
>
>Tha cu agam.
>
>>2. I have two dogs.
>
>Tha da choin agam.
This is sort of a trick question. The Gaelic word "da\" (two) requires the
following noun to be 1) singular, and 2) lenited. You've got the lenited
part right, so it would actually be " Tha da\ chu\ agam." It's only when
you get to three that you can start using the plural.
>>3. I have three dogs.
>
>Tha tri coin agam,
Sin agad e ! (You've got it.)
>>If you'd like a little more to do, how about
>>1. Do you (s.) have a dog?
>
>A'bheil cu agad?.
>A'bheil cu agaibh?
>
>>2. Do you have two dogs?
>A' bheil da choin agad?
da\ chu\ ..as above.
>>3. Do you have three dogs?
>A 'bheil tri coin agad?
Gle\ mhath. (Very good.)
>>And finally:
>>"How many dogs do you have?"
> Cia mheud tha coin agad?
I would say "Cia mheud cu\ a tha agad." Cia mheud, or co\ mheud takes the
singular. Confusing, isn't it? As I said, these are really trick questions.
They just look easy.
Mo\ran taing airson do fhreagairtean, Eilidh. (Many thanks for your
answers, Eilidh.)
Eideard
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