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9. The article: Nouns with inital vowel

Two groups: (A) Masculines; (B) Feminines

Group A

Article: an t- in singular; na h- in plural

Group B

Article: an in singular; na h- in plural

Note 1

In Group A, nominative, accusative and dative of the nouns are alike after the indefinite article. E.g.:

Tha each anns an stàbull - A horse is in the stable.
Chunnaic am fear each - The man saw a horse.
Thàinig an gille le each - The lad came with a horse.

Note 2

In the nominative and accusative the definite article takes the form "an t-". E.g.:

Tha an t-iasg anns a' phoit - The fish is in the pot.
Chuir a' bhean an t-iasg air a' bhord - The woman put the fish on the table.

In the dative case, however, the definite article takes the form "an". E.g.:

Tha uisge anns an allt - Water is in thebrook.
Tha earball air an iasg - A tail is on the fish.

Note 3

In Broup B, the nominative and accusative are similar after the indefinite article in English. E.g.:

Tha eala air an abhainn - A swan is on the river.
Chunnaic mi eala air an loch - I saw a swan on the loch.

The dative case is like the nominative and accusative - except where there are changes due to the "declensions" to which the nouns belong. E.g.:

Tha bàta air abhainn - A boat is on a river.
Tha sgiathan air eala - Wings are on a swan (or, a swan has wings)

But:

Tha gloinne ann an uinneig - Glass is in a window (a pane of glass)
(not, Tha gloinne ann an uinneag)

Note 4

In the nominative, dative and accusative, the definite article takes the form "an:". E.g.:

Tha an iuchair anns an dorus - The key is in the door.
Fhuair mi an iuchair air an làr - I got the key on the floor.
Thàinig am balach leis an iuchair - The boy came with the key.

Additional vocabulary

Leughadh

Bha an t-aodach air an duine. Tha an t-iasg anns a' mhuir. Bha an t-aran air an truinnsear. Chuir a' chaileag an t-ìm air a' bhòrd. Bha an iuchair anns an dorus. Tha adhaircean air an damh. Chuir a' bhean an t-ìm air an aran. Thàinig an gille leis an iasg ann am poca. Chunnaic mi am bàta anns an abhainn. Bhuain an tuathanach an t-arbhar anns an achadh. Sheas an t-iasgair anns a' bhàta agus thog e an acair. Thilg an t-amadan an t-òrd anns an allt. Fhuair an t-òganach an t-òr anns a' phoca, agus chuir e an t-airgiod anns an abhainn. Tha loch aig an eaglais agus tha na h-ealachan air an loch. Fhuair a' chaileag na h-uibhean agus na h-itean anns an nead. Bhris a' chearc na h-uibhean. Bha an sealgair anns a' bheinn agus thilg e an eilid leis a' ghunna. Cheannaich a' bhean ùbhlan anns a' bhùth. Fhuair am balach na h-ùbhlan air a' bhòrd.

Bha an cìobair air a' mhonadh agus fhuair e aran, agus ìm, agus càise anns an àirigh. Chunnaic e a' bhó anns an innis. Chuala an t-òganach osag anns na craobhan.

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