Graiméar na Gaedhilge/Parsing
D. Parse: Ní ċóir ḋuic é do ḃualaḋ.
PARSING.
637. A. Parse each word in the following sentence:
Adeir Seumas gur leis féin an capall do bhí aige
(Prep. Grade, 1900).
| Adeir | An irreg. trans. verb, indic. mood, present tense, analytic form of the verb deirim (verbal noun, ráḋ). |
| Seumas | A proper noun, first declen., genitive Seumais, 3rd pers. sing., masc. gen., nom. case, being subject of adeir. |
| gur | A conjunction used before the past tense: compounded of go and ro. |
| [’ḃ] | The dependent form, past tense, of the verb is |
| leis | A prepositional pronoun (or a pronominal preposition), 3rd pers. sing., masc. gender. Compounded of le and sé.
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| féin | An indeclinable noun, added to leis for the sake of emphasis.
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| an | The definite article, nom. sing, masc, qualifying the noun capall.
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| capall | A com. noun, first declen., genitive capaill, 3rd pers. sing., masc. gend. and nom. case, being the subject of the suppressed verb [’ḃ]. |
| do | A particle used as a sign of the past tense, causing aspiration ; but here it has also the force of a relative.
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| ḃí | An irreg. intrans. verb, indic. mood past tense, analytic form of the verb táim (verbal noun, ḃeiṫ).
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| aige | A prepositional pronoun, 3rd sing., masc. gender, compounded of ag and é.
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B. Parse the following sentence: Do ċuir sí fód móna ar dearg-lasaḋ i n‑díon tiġe na scoile maidin lae bealtaine. (Junior Grade, 1900).
| Do | A particle used as the sign of the past tense, causing aspiration.
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| ċuir | A reg. trans. verb, indic. mood, past tense, analytic form of the verb cuirim (verbal noun, cur).
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| sí | A personal pronoun, 3rd pers. sing., fem. gend., conjunctive form, nominative case, being the subject of the verb cuip.
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| fód | A com. noun, first declen., gen. fóid 3rd pers. sing., masc. gender, accusative case, being the object of the verb ċuir.
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| móna | A common noun, third declension, nom. móin, 3rd pers. sing., fem. gender, and genitive case, governed by the noun fód.
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| ar | A preposition, governing the dative.
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| dearg-lasaḋ | A compound verbal noun, genitive dearg-lasta, 3rd pers. sing., dative case, governed by the preposition ar.
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| i | A preposition, governing the dative case, and causing eclipsis.
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| díon | A com. noun, first declens., gen. dín, 3rd pers. sing. masc. gender and dative case, governed by preposition i.
(N.B. — This word may also be second declension). |
| tiġe | An irreg. com. noun, nom. teaċ, 3rd pers. sing., masc. gend., genitive case, governed by the noun díon.
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| na | The definite article, genitive sing. feminine, qualifying scoile.
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| scoile | A common noun, second declension, nom. scoil, 3rd pers. sing., fem. gend. and genitive case, governed by the noun tiġe.
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| maidin | A com. noun, second declension, gen. maidne, 3rd pers. sing., fem. gend. and dative case, governed by the preposition ar (understood).
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| lae-bealtaine | A compound proper noun, nom. lá bealtaine, 3rd pers. sing., masc. gend. and genitive case, governed by the noun maidin.
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C. Parse: Táim ag dul ċum an aonaiġ (Junior, ’98).
| Táim | An irreg. intrans. verb, indic. mood, present tense, 1st pers. sing., synthetic form, of tá (verbal noun, ḃeiṫ).
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| ag | A prep., governing the dative case. |
| dul | A verbal noun, 3rd pers. sing., dative ease, governed by the preposition ag.
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| ċum | A noun (dative case, governed by do understood) used as a preposition, governing the genitive case.
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| an | The definite article, gen. sing, masc., qualifying the noun aonaiġ.
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| aonaiġ | A common noun, first declen., nom, aonaċ, 3rd pers. sing., masc. gender, and genitive case governed by ċum.
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| Ní | A negative adverb, causing aspiration, modifying the suppressed verb is.
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| [is] | The assertive verb, present tense, absolute form.
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| cóir | A common adjective, positive degree, comparative córa, qualifying the phrase é do ḃualaḋ.
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| ḋuit | A prep. pronoun, 2nd pers. sing, compound of do and tú. |
| é | A personal pronoun, 3rd pers. sing., nom. case, disjunctive form, being the subject of the suppressed verb is.
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| do | A preposition, causing aspiration, and governing the dative case.
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| ḃualaḋ. | A verbal noun, genitive buailte, 3rd pers. sing., dative case, governed by the preposition do. |
N.B.—É do ḃualaḋ is the subject of the sentence.
E. Parse: Ṫáinig sé le capall a ċeannaċ.
| Ṫáinig | An irreg. intrans. verb, indic. mood, past tense, 3rd pers. sing. of the verb tigim (verbal noun, teaċt). |
| sé | A pers. pron, 3rd pers. sing., masc. gen., conjunctive form, nom. case, being the subject of ṫáinig. |
| le | A preposition governing the dative case.
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| capall | A common noun, first declens. gen. capaill, 3rd pers. sing., masc. gend. and dative case governed by le.
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| a | The softened form of the preposition do, which causes aspiration, and governs the dative case.
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| ċeannaċ. | A verbal noun, genitive ceannuiġṫe, 3rd pers. sing., dative case, governed by the preposition a.
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