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Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 15:33:23 +0100 Sender: Scottish Gaelic Language beginners forum <[email protected]> From: Colin Mark Subject: Tip of the Week 54 Homework (3) Continuing with the examination of the Gaelic for 'homework' Uilleam Dhòmhnaill 'ic Choinnich (Uilleam MacCoinnich) -bhon eadar-lìon. Cha robh i a-riamh làidir na corp is cha dèanadh i obair-fearainn, ged a dhèanadh i obair-taighe math gu leòr. William (son of) Donald Mackenzie (William Mackenzie) - from the internet She was never strong in her body and she would not do land work, though she would perform housework well enough làidir na corp = strong in her body = physically strong cha dèanadh I = she would not do - but the imperfect / conditional often carries the idea of 'ability' (just as the Future Tense may do), so = she could not do obair-fearainn = work of land = land work / farm work ged = though - note that it followed by the relative particle 'a' dhèanadh I = she would do / she used to do - the conditional tense often has an imperfect meaning i.e used to obair-taighe - this clearly means 'housework' here, though, as you shall see, it may also mean 'homework'. math gu leòr. Note: math = good; gu math = well, but the 'gu' is dropped before 'gu leòr' = well enough / sufficiently well More next time. Cailean Cànan ar Cridhe 's ar Gaoil Am Marcair Dubh Is i a' Ghàidhlig Cànan mo Dhùthcha. URL: http://www.gaeldesign.com/colinmark |
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