Live Q&A: The Genitive Case in the Irish Language - Your Questions Answered

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On this November’s live Q&A, Ben and Siobhán from Bitesize Irish answered your questions on the Genitive Case ('An Tuiseal Ginideach'). Watch back to hear them demystify this intricate feature of Irish language grammar.

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Note: At 14:52 'tríd na spéire should read 'tríd an spéir ('tríd' is not a compound preposition).

Topics covered:
0:00 Ben's introduction and brief discussion of issues relating to the Genitive Case for learners
05:37 Conceptualising how and why the Genitive Case is implemented the way that it is in the Irish language
07:52 Various functions of the Genitive Case in Irish
16:57 Can one avoid using the Genitive case?
18:30 The Genitive Case when describing periods of time
19:58 Does having studied Latin help with learning Irish?
20:44 Is there a genitive form of the adjective and/or the possessive pronoun in Irish?
24:40 Séimhiú/lenition on verbs in the Past Tense
25:14 Consonants that do not take séimhiú/lenition in Irish
25:50 Verbs in the Past Tense that start with a vowel
28:05 The best grammar book for learning verbs?
36:18 The Genitive case in Latin and other European languages
44:05 Non-standard synthetic verb forms in the Munster dialect and where to find them
46:32 Tricks to help to memorise grammar rules
49:50 How to say 'Happy Christmas' and 'Happy Birthday' correctly in Irish
54:23 The merits, or otherwise, of An Caighdeán Oifigiúil / Standard Official Irish
56:05 Differences in how slender vowels/consonants are pronounced depending on dialect

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