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Séimhiú agus Urú

Rules and examples of use of séimhiú agus urú

QuestionAnswer
Réamhfhocal that add a séimhiú RADDOFT dds roimh/ ar/de/do/ó/faoi /trí/ den (from the); don (to the); sa (in the)
Aidiacht Shealbhach adding a h (my/your/his) Mo/ Do/ A
Numbers that add a h 1 - 6 plus the singular form Aon chapall Dhá chat Trí fhuinneog
Nuair a Nuair a théim abhaile
Present tense form of if Má Má théim abhaile - if I go home
too much and very ró-mhór (too big) an-mhaith (very good)
Mnemonic for the urú My brother (mb). got caught (gc). not doing (nd). dishes tonight (dt). Nobody gets (ng). blueberry pie (bp). before he finishes (bhf). Note also we use n- as the urú before a vowel.
Réamhfhocal that adds an urú i e.g. i gcruachás
Aidiacht shealbhach that adds an urú (ours, yours, theirs) ár, bhur, a
Numbers that add an urú 7-10 plus singular form seacht n-oíche ocht gcéad naoi bpeann deich mbuidéal
Most réamhfhocail plus 'an' (except den/don/sa) Add an urú ar an mbord leis an bhfear As an gcófra
Letters that can change rules for the séimhiú agus urú dntls - cannot take a h after 'an'; cosc ar séimhiú agus urú under certain conditions when they come together
I gave the book to Seán Thug mé an leabhar do Sheán
I gave the book to the teacher Thug mé an leabhar don mhúinteoir
Seán was angry Bhí fearg ar Sheán
The poet was angry Bhí fearg ar an bhfile (ar an + urú)
The people were angry Bhí fearg ar na daoine (no urú after na - the úrú rule only applies in the singular)
She gave no help to Paul Níor thug sí aon chabhair do Phól
I did my work Rinne mé mo chuid oibre
We see headlines about homeless people all the time Feicimid ceannlínte faoi dhaoine gan dídean an t-am ar fad
Something must be done about this problem Caithfear rud éigin a dhéanamh faoin bhfadhb seo (faoi +an= faoin + urú)
Something must be done about these problems Caithfear rud éigin a dhéanamh faoi na fadhbanna seo (no séimhiú or urú for the plural form)
He lived on the island Bhí sé ina chónaí ar an oileán (a meaning his adds a h; ar an does not add an urú to nouns beginning with a vowel)
She was living in Tír na nÓg Bhí sí ina cónaí i dTír na nÓg (a meaning her does not add a séimhiú; i adds an urú)
Seán was not listening to his wife when he came home Ní raibh Seán ag éisteacht lena bhean (his wife, add a h) nuair a tháinig sé abhaile (nuair a adds a h)
I am become very worried about the crisis when I see these headlines Tagann imní an domhain orm faoin gcruachás (faoin = urú) nuair a fheicim na ceannlínte seo (nuair a + h)
Seán was in trouble with the principal Bhí Seán i dtrioblóid leis an bpríomhoide
The government are responsible for the crisis Tá an rialtas freagrach as an gcruachás seo
There is no easy solution to the problem Níl réiteach simplí ar an bhfadhb seo
There is no easy solution to these problems Níl réiteach simplí ar na fadhbanna seo
Lisín put pressure on Pól Chuir Lisín brú ar Phól
Lisín put pressure on the family Chuir Lisín brú ar an gclann/ ar an teaghlach (note no urú after dntls)
Lisín put pressure on the people around her Chuir Lisín brú ar na daoine timpeall uirthi (no urú after na)
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