An Tuiseal Ginideach

Question 1

When do you use the Tuiseal Ginideach?

Answer 1

○When possession is in question
○When you have two nouns together
○When the noun follows -ing
○When the noun follows réamhfhocal comhshuite
○When quantities are in question
○When the noun follows timpeall, trasna, cois, dála or chun

Question 2

Seán’s hat

Answer 2

Hata Sheáin

Question 3

Mary’s house

Answer 3

Teach Mháire

Question 4

The girl’s dress

Answer 4

Gúna an chailín

Question 5

The boat’s sail

Answer 5

Seol an bháid

Question 6

The man’s coat

Answer 6

Cóta an fhir

Question 7

The boy’s jumper

Answer 7

Geansaí an bhuachalla

Question 8

Classroom

Answer 8

Seomra ranga

Question 9

Timetable

Answer 9

clár ama

Question 10

School bag

Answer 10

Mála scoile

Question 11

Company manager

Answer 11

bainisteoir comhlachta

Question 12

Driving the car

Answer 12

ag tiomáint an chairr

Question 13

Writing the story

Answer 13

Ag scríobh an scéil

Question 14

Learning grammar

Answer 14

ag foghlaim gramadaí

Question 15

Playing football

Answer 15

Ag imirt peile

Question 16

Closing the door

Answer 16

Ag dúnadh an dorais

Question 17

Reading a book

Answer 17

ag léamh leabhair

Question 18

Throughout the day

Answer 18

i rith an lae

Question 19

During the morning

Answer 19

le linn na maidine

Question 20

Beside the place/nearby

Answer 20

in aice na háite

Question 21

All over the country

Answer 21

Ar fud na tíre

Question 22

At the back of the house

Answer 22

Ar chúl an tí

Question 23

For a week

Answer 23

Ar feadh seachtaine

Question 24

A lot of work

Answer 24

A lán oibre

Question 25

A bit of money

Answer 25

Beagán airgid

Question 26

A lot of trouble

Answer 26

Go leor trioblóide

Question 27

More maths

Answer 27

Níos mó matamaitice

Question 28

to work

Answer 28

chun oibre

Question 29

around the park

Answer 29

timpeall na páirce

Question 30

Fireside

Answer 30

Cois tine

Question 31

Across the road

Answer 31

Trasna an bhóthair

Question 32

How do you put a noun ending with a broad vowel into the tuiseal ginideach, usually. Give examples

Answer 32

If a noun ends with a broad vowel, you usually make it caol: E.g. cat → cait sceal → scéil clós → clois

Question 33

How do you put a noun ending with a slender vowel into the tuiseal ginideach, usually. Give examples

Answer 33

If a noun ends with a slender vowel, you usually put 'e' with it: E.g. scoil → scoile pairc → páirce tuairim → tuairime

Question 34

How do you put a noun ending with óir, úir, éir, eoir, íocht or (e)acht into the tuiseal ginideach, usually. Give examples

Answer 34

If a noun ends with óir, úir, éir, eoir, íocht or (e)acht, you usually make it leathan and put 'a' with it: ``` E.g. bádóir → bádóra feirmeoir → feirmeora siúinéir → siúineara dochtúir → dochtúra filíocht → filíochta iarracht → iarrachta ```

Question 35

How do you put a noun ending with a vowel or in '-ín' into the tuiseal ginideach, usually. Give examples

Answer 35

Usually, nothing happens to nouns ending with a vowel or in '-ín': E.g. príomhoide → príomhoide cailín → cailín

Question 36

Weekend

Answer 36

Deireadh seachtaine

Question 37

The end of the month

Answer 37

Deireadh na míosa

Question 38

Break time

Answer 38

Am sosa

Question 39

Science room

Answer 39

Seomra eolaíochta

Question 40

Beginning of the year

Answer 40

Tús na bliana

Question 41

Poetry book

Answer 41

Leabhar filíochta

Question 42

Author of the story

Answer 42

Údar an scéil

Question 43

The author's name

Answer 43

Aimn an údair

Question 44

Lunch time

Answer 44

Am lóin

Question 45

Sports hall

Answer 45

Halla spóirt

Question 46

sun rise

Answer 46

Fáinne geal an lae

Question 47

School team

Answer 47

Foireann na scoile

Question 48

City centre

Answer 48

Lár na cathrach

Question 49

As fast as the wind

Answer 49

Ar nós na gaoithe

Question 50

Christmas card

Answer 50

Cárta Nollag

Question 51

Final

Answer 51

Cluiche ceannais

Question 52

Lines of the poem

Answer 52

Línte an dáin

Question 53

The people of Ireland

Answer 53

Muintir na hÉireann

Question 54

Easter holidays

Answer 54

Saoire na Cásca

Question 55

Riverside

Answer 55

Cois abhann

Question 56

Train station

Answer 56

Stáisiún traenach

Question 57

Around the country

Answer 57

Timpeall na tíre

Question 58

The top of the mountain

Answer 58

Barr an tsléibhe

Question 59

The poet's work

Answer 59

Saothar an fhile

Question 60

Side street

Answer 60

Taobh na sráide