fir / fear

Weak Plural Case Contrast

Level 3

Fear has common plural fir and genitive plural fear. The genitive plural can resemble the singular citation form.

How It Works

Fear has common plural fir and genitive plural fear. The genitive plural can resemble the singular citation form.

Fear has common-case plural fir, used for ordinary plural subjects and objects. Its genitive plural is fear, as in na bhfear after the eclipsing article. The same written shape fear can therefore represent a singular common form or a plural genitive form in different constructions.

Examples (3)

  1. Tá na fir anseo.

    The men are here.

  2. Feicim na fir.

    I see the men.

  3. Tá ainmneacha na bhfear anseo.

    The men's names are here.

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fir / fearLevel 3Weak Plural Case Contrast

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Words in This Pattern

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