á + Verbal Noun
Third-Person Objects with Á
Á combines a prepositional element and a possessive before a verbal noun. Mutation and context distinguish meanings such as á dhúnadh and á dúnadh.
How It Works
Á combines a prepositional element and a possessive before a verbal noun. Mutation and context distinguish meanings such as á dhúnadh and á dúnadh.
Á contains a prepositional element and a third-person possessive. Its mutation can distinguish masculine singular, feminine singular and plural objects. A masculine noun such as doras has á dhúnadh, a feminine noun such as fuinneog has á dúnadh, and a plural object can have á ndúnadh.
Examples (3)
- Tá an doras á dhúnadh.
The door is being closed.
- Tá an fhuinneog á dúnadh.
The window is being closed.
- Tá na fuinneoga á ndúnadh.
The windows are being closed.
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Interpret contracted third-person object forms and their mutation distinctions.
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