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PostPosted: Tue 26 Jul 2016 1:44 pm 
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dia daoibh.

Would this make any sense? "Tharlódh rud éigin go n-athródh mo mheon"

"something would happen that would change my outlook"

Think I'm still prone to translating literally so second guess myself a lot.

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PostPosted: Tue 26 Jul 2016 9:28 pm 
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I feel like the relative clause would be better suited here.

Tharlódh rud éigin a d'athródh mo mheon


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PostPosted: Tue 26 Jul 2016 10:21 pm 
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a d'athródh, if it's the conditional. ;)

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PostPosted: Wed 27 Jul 2016 6:30 am 
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Lughaidh wrote:
a d'athródh, if it's the conditional. ;)


Thanks. I always forget the d' with the direct relative clause.


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PostPosted: Wed 27 Jul 2016 9:12 am 
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Iontach! Go raibh míle maith agaibh lads.

The whole clause thing is still by far my weakest point, when to use which etc. This is my understanding of it all thus far...

Sílim go/nach mbuann siad go minic - subordinate clause ? but not relative because nothing is being referred back to so to speak?

Is í sin an fhoireann a bhuann go minic- direct relative - because the subject/object is thde same in both clauses?

Is í sin an fhoireann a n-imríonn Síle léi- indirect relative - as there is a "back-referencing" pronoun (léi)

Apologies if I bang on about it quite a bit. I find it a tricky one and find myself using a mix of Irish and English grammar explanations to get my head around it. nualeargais.ie is concise but quite heavy going.


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